hilo

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of hilar

Hyphenated as

hi‧lo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈilo/

Etymology

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.