palaio
Portuguese, noun/paˈlaj.u/
palaio is spelled P-A-L-A-I-O (6 letters). Palaio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pork large intestine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “enchido mais grosso que o chouriço, paio com cartilagens e ossos de porco”.
What does palaio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepork large intestine
- 2
masculinesausage surrounded by this part of the pig's intestine
- 3
masculinesynonym of butelo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. enchido mais grosso que o chouriço, paio com cartilagens e ossos de porco
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 palaio
- palaios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce palaio?
- Brazil /paˈlaj.u/
- Brazil [paˈlaɪ̯.u]
- Portugal /pɐˈlaj.u/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.