lho
Portuguese, contraction/ʎu/
lho is a Portuguese contraction meaning “contraction of lhe + o, literally “it/him to him/her/it”” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “contração do pronome pessoal lhe com o pronome pessoal ou demonstrativo o”.
What does lho mean in English?
contraction
- 1
contraction of lhe + o, literally “it/him to him/her/it”
- 2
contraction of lhes + o, literally “it/him to them”
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
contraction: 1. contração do pronome pessoal lhe com o pronome pessoal ou demonstrativo o
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 lho
- lha feminine
- lhos masculine plural
- lhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lho?
- Brazil /ʎu/
- Portugal /ʎu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lho in Portuguese?
lho appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).