brillo pad

English

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Etymology

From a trademark, probably related to brilliant. The company has claimed that the name derives from a Latin word for “bright”, but there is no fitting word in attested Latin; the ancestor of such verbs as Italian brillare (“to shine”) would be a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *b(e)rillāre.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bril‧lo‧pad

Noun

brillo pad (plural brillo pads)

1. A scouring pad used for cleaning dishes, made from steel wool containing soap.
2. (slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur, US) The hair on the scalp of a black person.
3. (slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur, US) A black person.

Translations

scouring pad containing soap

Chinese: Mandarin: 肥皂鋼絲絨 / 肥皂钢丝绒 (féizào gāngsīróng) Finnish: saippuavillatyyny Greek: σύρμα (el) n (sýrma) Polish: metalowy zmywak do szorowania naczyń m Portuguese: palha de aço f, bombril (pt) m (Brazil) Spanish: estropajo (es) m

Further reading

• Brillo Pad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• pill board