rútilo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rutilus (“very red”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.t͡ʃi.lu/ [ˈhu.t͡ʃi.lu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.t͡ʃi.lu/ [ˈχu.t͡ʃi.lu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.t͡ʃi.lo/ [ˈhu.t͡ʃi.lo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.ti.lu/

Adjective

rútilo (feminine rútila, masculine plural rútilos, feminine plural rútilas)

shining intensely; dazzling

Further reading

“rútilo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“rútilo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026