bilro
Portuguese, noun/ˈbiw.ʁu/
bilro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bobbin (in a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno pedaço de madeira, de forma semelhante a uma pera, utilizado para se fazer rendas”.
What does bilro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebobbin (in a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread)
- 2
masculinebobbin lace (a hand-made lace in which the thread is wound around bobbins on a padded cushion)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequeno pedaço de madeira, de forma semelhante a uma pera, utilizado para se fazer rendas 2. homem pequeno
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 bilro
- bilros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bilro?
- Brazil /ˈbiw.ʁu/
- Brazil [ˈbiʊ̯.hu]
- /ˈbiw.ʁu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bilro in Portuguese?
bilro appears about once in every 23 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).