grilo

(Inglese)

Noun

1. (masculine) cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae)
2. (informal, masculine) clock or watch
3. (Brazil, informal, masculine) worry, concern
4. (historical, masculine) one of the barefoot priests of the Order of Saint Augustine

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of grilar

grilar

1. (intransitive) to sing like a cricket
2. (Brazil, slang) to worry (to become or make someone worried)
3. (Brazil, slang, transitive) to disturb, to pester
4. (Brazil, transitive) to create false property titles in order to obtain the ownership of lands

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Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɡɾi.lu/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da latino: gryllus

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *grilo, from Latin gryllus, possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “kind of dance performed in Egypt”).

Concetti

grillo

🦗

fair play

Gryllidae

grilli

sinonimi

gafanhoto

grillo

criquete

Gryllidae

Grilos