grilhão

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈʎɐ̃w̃/ [ɡɾiˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾiˈʎɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: gri‧lhão

Noun

grilhão m (plural grilhões)

shackle (restraint fit over a hand or foot)
(figurative) prison, captivity, bondage

Derived terms

agrilhoar

Further reading

“grilhão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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