pabilo

See also: pábilo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• pábilo
• pavíl

Etymology

From Old Spanish pavilo, from Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus. Doublet of papiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈbilo/ [paˈβ̞i.lo]
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: pa‧bi‧lo

Noun

pabilo m (plural pabilos)

1. candlewick

Related terms

• despabilar
• espabilar

Descendants

• → Sardinian: pabilu

References

• Joan Coromines; José A[ntonio] Pascual (1985), “pabilo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 329

Further reading

• “pabilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024