Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish reloj, from Old Catalan relotge, from the older orollotge, from Latin hōrologium ‎(“sundial”), from Ancient Greek ώρολόγιον ‎(ṓrológion).

Compare Galician reloxo, Mirandese reloijo, Asturian reló, Leonese reló, Spanish reloj, Aragonese reloch, Catalan rellotge and Occitan relòtge.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ˈlɔ.ʒi.u/, /ʁe.ˈlɔ.ʒju/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /he.ˈlɔ.ʒi.o/, /he.ˈlɔ.ʒjo/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɦɛ.ˈlɔ.ʒj.u/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ˈlɔ.ʒi.u/, /ʁɨ.ˈlɔ.ʒju/
• Hyphenation: re‧ló‧gi‧o

Relógio