armadilha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese armadilha, from Latin *armāticula, from armātus, from the verb armō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/ [aɦ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/ [aɦ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻ.maˈd͡ʒi.ʎa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.mɐˈdi.ʎɐ/ [ɐɾ.mɐˈði.ʎɐ]

• (Caipira) IPA^(key): [aɻmaˈdʒija]
• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): [aχmaˈdiʎa]
• Rhymes: -iʎɐ
• Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧di‧lha

Noun

armadilha f (plural armadilhas)

1. trap (device designed to catch or kill animals)

   Synonym: cilada

2. (figurative) pitfall; trap

Further reading

• armadilha on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt