ilha

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) island
2. (feminine,slang) a group of houses in a poor area of a town
3. (common,feminine,figuratively) a person who stands alone in defense of an idea

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of ilhar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of ilhar:

Hyphenated as

i‧lha

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈi.ʎɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese illa, from Old Catalan illa, from Vulgar Latin *īsula, from Latin īnsula, whence also English isle. Doublet of inherited ínsua, from Old Galician-Portuguese inssoa, as well as the learned borrowing ínsula; both of these are rare or specialist.

Sentences

A Sicília é a maior ilha do Mar Mediterrâneo .

Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.