terçol

Portuguese

Alternative forms

terçolho, treçolho

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *tertiolus, from Latin tertius. It may have been confused with a different root, hordeolus, that led to its Romance language equivalents, such as Spanish orzuelo, Italian orzaiolo, Catalan urçol, Romanian urcior. Compare also Galician tirizó.

Pronunciation

(Paulista) IPA^(key): /teɹ.ˈsɔw/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /teɻ.ˈsɔw/
Hyphenation: ter‧çol

Noun

terçol m (plural terçóis)

(colloquial) stye (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)

Synonyms

calázio, hordéolo, viúvo (colloquial)

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