sucrilhos

Portuguese

Alternative forms

sucrilho

Etymology

Genericized trademark from the localized brand name of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes in Brazil, introduced in 1961. Blend of açúcar +‎ crocância +‎ milho, according to Kellogg's.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈkɾi.ʎus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /suˈkɾi.ʎuʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /suˈkɾi.ʎos/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈkɾi.ʎuʃ/

Rhymes: -iʎus
Hyphenation: su‧cri‧lhos

Noun

sucrilhos m (invariable)

(Brazil) breakfast cereal
Synonym: cereal matinal

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sucrilhos.

References

^ Juliana Sayuri; Bruno Garattoni (21 November 2017), “O fanático do Sucrilhos”, in Superinteressante (in Portuguese), retrieved 4 July 2022

[1] Juliana Sayuri; Bruno Garattoni (21 November 2017), “O fanático do Sucrilhos”, in Superinteressante (in Portuguese), retrieved 4 July 2022

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