terçol

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *tertiolus, from Latin tertius.[1] It may have been confused with a different word, hordeolus, which was the source of its Romance language equivalents, such as Spanish orzuelo, Italian orzaiolo, Catalan urçol, Romanian urcior. Compare also Galician tirizó.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /teʁˈsɔw/ [tehˈsɔʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /teɾˈsɔw/ [teɾˈsɔʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /teʁˈsɔw/ [teχˈsɔʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /teɻˈsɔw/ [teɻˈsɔʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨɾˈsɔl/ [tɨɾˈsɔɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨɾˈsɔ.li/

  • Hyphenation: ter‧çol

Noun

terçol m (plural terçóis)

  1. (colloquial) stye (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)
    Synonyms: calázio, hordéolo, (colloquial) viúvo

References
  1. https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/ter%C3%A7olho
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