brillo
See also: brilló and brillò
English
Etymology
Shortening of brilliant + -o.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
brillo (comparative more brillo, superlative most brillo)
- (slang) brilliant; excellent
See also
- brillo pad
Asturian
Verb
brillo
- first-person singular present indicative of brillar
Catalan
Verb
brillo
- first-person singular present indicative form of brillar
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbril.lo/
- Rhymes: -illo
- Hyphenation: brìl‧lo
Etymology 1
Deverbal from brillare + -o.
Adjective
brillo (feminine brilla, masculine plural brilli, feminine plural brille)
- tipsy, drunk
Noun
brillo m (plural brilli) (rare)
- sparkle, glitter, shine
- a bird's fast wingbeats
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek βρύλλον (brúllon).
Noun
brillo m (plural brilli)
- (regional) regional name of several willow plants, especially Salix purpurea
Further reading
- brillo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- brillo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- brillo3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- brolli
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈbɾiʝo/ [ˈbɾi.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈbɾiʎo/ [ˈbɾi.ʎo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbɾiʃo/ [ˈbɾi.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbɾiʒo/ [ˈbɾi.ʒo]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo
- Syllabification: bri‧llo
Etymology 1
Deverbal from brillar.
Noun
brillo m (plural brillos)
- shine, glow, radiance
- brightness, brilliance, shininess, éclat
- sheen, luster, gleam, glitter, gloss, sparkle, glistening, glint
Related terms
- brillante
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
brillo
- first-person singular present indicative of brillar
Further reading
- “brillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014