conselho

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese conselho, from Latin cōnsilium. Doublet of consílio, a borrowing. Compare Galician consello.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈse.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈse.ʎo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈsɐ(j).ʎu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈse.ʎu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈse.ʎu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈse.ʎu/

Rhymes: -eʎu
Homophone: concelho
Hyphenation: con‧se‧lho

Noun

conselho m (plural conselhos)

advice
Ela me pediu um conselho.
She asked me for advice.

Um conselho me seria muito útil.
A piece of advice would be very useful to me.
council
Eles são membros do conselho da cidade.
They are members of the city council.

Derived terms

aconselhar

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