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vexilo

Portuguese, noun/vekˈsi.lu/

vexilo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “vexillum (banner carried by a legion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bandeira, estandarte”.

What does vexilo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinevexillum (banner carried by a legion)

  2. 2

    masculinevexillum (a flag, banner or standard)

  3. 3

    masculinevexillum (the upper petal of a papilionaceous flower)

  4. 4

    masculinevane (flattened web-like part of a feather)

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. bandeira, estandarte 2. pétala diferenciada da corola das papilionáceas

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 vexilo

  • vexilos plural

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

How do you pronounce vexilo?

  • Brazil /vekˈsi.lu/
  • Portugal /vɛkˈsi.lu/
  • Portugal /bɛkˈsi.lu/

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

English words that translate to vexilo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.