grilhão
Portuguese, noun/ɡɾiˈʎɐ̃w̃/
grilhão is spelled G-R-I-L-H-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 129,832nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grilhão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “shackle (restraint fit over a hand or foot)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “corrente que prende os condenados; algema”.
What does grilhão mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshackle (restraint fit over a hand or foot)
- 2
masculineprison, captivity, bondage
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. corrente que prende os condenados; algema
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 grilhão
- grilhões plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grilhão?
- Brazil /ɡɾiˈʎɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ɡɾiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /ɡɾiˈʎɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grilhão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grilhão in Portuguese?
grilhão appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).