brillo

See also: brilló and brillò

English

Etymology

Shortening of brilliant +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɪləʊ

Adjective

brillo (comparative more brillo, superlative most brillo)

1. (slang) brilliant; excellent

See also

• brillo pad

Asturian

Verb

brillo

1. first-person singular present indicative of brillar

Catalan

Verb

brillo

1. first-person singular present indicative of brillar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbril.lo/
• Rhymes: -illo
• Hyphenation: brìl‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from brillare +‎ -o.

Adjective

brillo (feminine brilla, masculine plural brilli, feminine plural brille)

1. tipsy, drunk

Noun

brillo m (plural brilli) (rare)

1. sparkle, glitter, shine
2. a bird's fast wingbeats

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek βρύλλον (brúllon).

Noun

brillo m (plural brilli)

1. (regional) regional name of several willow plants, especially Salix purpurea

Further reading

• brillo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• brillo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• brillo³ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• brolli

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾiʝo/ [ˈbɾi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾiʝo/ [ˈbɾi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾiʎo/ [ˈbɾi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾiʃo/ [ˈbɾi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾiʒo/ [ˈbɾi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: bri‧llo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from brillar.

Noun

brillo m (plural brillos)

1. shine, glow, radiance
2. brightness, brilliance, shininess, éclat
3. sheen, luster, gleam, glitter, gloss, sparkle, glistening, glint

Related terms

• brillante

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brillo

1. first-person singular present indicative of brillar

Further reading

• “brillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025