linho

Portuguese

linho

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lynno, lỹo, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Indo-European *līno-. Cognate with Galician liño, Spanish and Italian lino, Catalan lli, Occitan and French lin and Romanian in.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.ɲu/ [ˈlĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ɲu/

Rhymes: -iɲu, (Brazil) -ĩɲu
Hyphenation: li‧nho

Noun

linho m (plural linhos)

flax
linen (material)

Related terms

lenço
linha

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