gatilho

Meaning

1. (masculine) trigger (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun)
2. (masculine) trigger (similar activation mechanism)
3. (figuratively, masculine) trigger (event that initiates others)
4. (masculine) trigger (stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory)

Concepts

trigger

hair trigger

threshold

limen

gun trigger

Translations

grilletto

gatillo

σκανδάλη

Abzug

gâchette

Auslöser

détente

gallet

seuil

Sperrklinke

Abzugshebel

déclencheur

Abzugsbügel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡaˈt͡ʃi.ʎu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish: gatillo

In summary

Borrowed from Spanish gatillo (“trigger”).