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2024
pelouro
pelouro
Portuguese
Alternative forms
peloiro
(
dated
)
piloiro
(
dated
,
rare
)
pilouro
(
obsolete
)
pellouro
(
obsolete
,
rare
)
Noun
pelouro
m
(
plural
pelouros
)
a branch
municipal
administration in Portugal
(
historical
)
a small ball of metal or clay used as ammunition for
crossbows
,
scorpions
and
firearms
Etymology
Unknown
. Possible derivations include:
from
Vulgar Latin
*piloriu
, from
Latin
pila
(
“
ball
”
)
;
from
Mozarabic
*peroulo
, a diminutive from
Latin
petra
(
“
rock
”
)
.
Pronunciation
(
Portugal
)
IPA
(key)
:
/pɨ.ˈlo(w).ɾu/
(
Brazil
)
IPA
(key)
:
/pe.ˈlo(w).ɾu/
Hyphenation:
pe‧lou‧ro
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