náilon
Portuguese, noun/ˈnaj.lõ/
náilon is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative spelling of nylon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “material do grupo das poliamidas que apresenta ótima resistência ao desgaste e ao tracionamento; há muitos…”.
What does náilon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative spelling of nylon
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. material do grupo das poliamidas que apresenta ótima resistência ao desgaste e ao tracionamento; há muitos usos para ele, por exemplo, a confecção de produtos como maiôs, biquínis, roupas íntimas, engrenagens, linhas para pesca e pulseiras de relógio
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 náilon
- náilones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce náilon?
- Brazil /ˈnaj.lõ/
- Brazil [ˈnaɪ̯.lõ]
- Portugal /ˈnaj.lɔn/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to náilon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is náilon in Portuguese?
náilon appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).