terçol
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- terçolho, treçolho
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
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /teɹ.ˈsɔw/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /teɻ.ˈsɔw/
- Hyphenation: ter‧çol
Noun
terçol m (plural terçóis)
- (colloquial) stye (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)
Synonyms
- calázio, hordéolo, viúvo (colloquial)
References
- https://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/ter%C3%A7olho