novilho

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish novillo.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /nuˈvi.ʎu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nuˈbi.ʎu/ [nuˈβi.ʎu]

Rhymes: -iʎu
Hyphenation: no‧vi‧lho

Noun

novilho m (plural novilhos, feminine novilha, feminine plural novilhas)

calf (young bull)
Synonyms: almalho, bezerro, terneiro, vitelo

Related terms

novo

References

“novilho” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“novilho” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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