abrolho
Portuguese, noun/aˈbɾo.ʎu/
abrolho is spelled A-B-R-O-L-H-O (7 letters). Abrolho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “reef (rocks near the coast)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “rochedo superficial no mar, oculto pela maré, que forma um baixio”.
What does abrolho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereef (rocks near the coast)
- 2
masculinea caltrop or sharp stick used as a booby trap
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rochedo superficial no mar, oculto pela maré, que forma um baixio 2. obstáculo, dificuldade 3. planta da espécie Tribulus terrestris, também em plural, abrolhos, fruto espinhoso desta planta 4. espinha, pua
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abrolho
- abrolhos plural
- metaphonic plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abrolho?
- Brazil /aˈbɾo.ʎu/
- Portugal /ɐˈbɾo.ʎu/
- Portugal [ɐˈβɾo.ʎu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abrolho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.