ril
Portuguese, noun/ˈʁiw/
ril is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “reel (lively dance and music originating in Scotland)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “rim”.
What does ril mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereel (lively dance and music originating in Scotland)
noun
- 1
masculinekidney
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rim
noun: 1. dança de origem escocesa
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 ril
- ris plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ril?
- Brazil /ˈʁiw/
- Brazil [ˈhiʊ̯]
- /ˈʁiw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ril
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ril in Portuguese?
ril appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).