ferrolho

Portuguese

Etymology

From a modification of Old Galician-Portuguese verrolho (influenced by ferro (“iron”)), from Vulgar Latin *verruculum, from Latin vericulum, diminutive of verū (“dart”). Compare development of Spanish cerrojo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁo.ʎu/ [feˈho.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁo.ʎu/ [feˈho.ʎu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /feˈʁo.ʎu/ [feˈχo.ʎu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈʁo.ʎo/ [feˈho.ʎo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈʁo.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -oʎu
• Hyphenation: fer‧ro‧lho

Noun

ferrolho m (plural ferrolhos)

1. bolt (sliding pin or bar in a lock)

   Synonym: tranca

2. (firearms) bolt

Further reading

• “ferrolho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “ferrolho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “ferrolho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024