hilo

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Significado (English)

1. (masculine) thread, yarn, string
2. (masculine) linen
3. (masculine) edge of something sharp
4. (masculine) crosshair, reticule
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of hilo de oro (type of stinging jellyfish, Guanacaste, Costa Rica)
6. (Internet, masculine) thread (series of messages)
7. (masculine) helix

cordón

hebra de hilo

hilo de lana

zumbel

cordeles para amarrar

cuerda delgada

Frecuencia

Con guion como

hi‧lo

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈilo/

Inherited from Old Spanish

Inherited from latín

Cognate with inglés

In summary

From Old Spanish filo, from Latin fīlum. Doublet of filo. Although both were inherited, it is not fully certain why the two diverged and why filo, preserving the initial -f- from Old Spanish, took on the sense of “edge”, while hilo maintained that of “string, thread” (in line with the original Latin meaning). Cognate with English file.

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