armadilha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese armadilla, from Latin *armāticula, from armātus, from the verb armō.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): [ɐɾmɐˈdiʎɐ]
(Paulista) IPA^(key): [aɹmaˈdʒiʎa]
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): [aɻmaˈdʒiʎa]
(Caipira) IPA^(key): [aɻmaˈdʒija]
(Carioca) IPA^(key): [aχmaˈdʒiʎa]
(Nordestino) IPA^(key): [aχmaˈdiʎa]
Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧di‧lha

Noun

armadilha f (plural armadilhas)

trap (device designed to catch or kill animals)
(figuratively) pitfall; trap

Further reading

armadilha on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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