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palha de aço

Portuguese, noun/ˈpa.ʎɐ d͡ʒi ˈa.su/

palha de aço is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “steel wool (pads of fine strips of steel used as an abrasive)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does palha de aço mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininesteel wool (pads of fine strips of steel used as an abrasive)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of palha de aço

  • palhas de aço plural
  • palha-d'aço alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce palha de aço?

  • Brazil /ˈpa.ʎɐ d͡ʒi ˈa.su/
  • Portugal /ˈpa.ʎɐ ˈd‿a.su/
  • Portugal [ˈpa.ʎɐ ˈð‿a.su]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.