redil
Portuguese
Etymology
From rede + -il.
Noun
redil m (plural redis)
- sheepfold (enclosure for sheep)
- a flock of sheep
- (figurative) flock; congregation (people who gather in a place of worship)
Synonyms
- (sheepfold): aprisco
- (flock): rebanho
- (congregation): rebanho, congregação
Spanish
Etymology
red + -il
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈdil/ [reˈð̞il]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: re‧dil
Noun
redil m (plural rediles)
- fold, pen, sheepfold (fenced off space to keep animals)
- Synonyms: aprisco, ovil
Further reading
- “redil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014