piolho

Portuguese

/pi.ˈo.ʎu/, /pi.ˈo.ʎo/, /pi.ˈo.ʎu/

noun
Definitions
  • louse insect

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese peollo inherited from Latin peduclus, pēdīculus (louse) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pezd-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pezd-

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