gomil

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• agomil

Etymology

From agomil, from Vulgar Latin *aquiminīle or *aquaminīle, from Late Latin aquamanīle, from Latin aqua (“water”) and the root of manus (“hand”). Compare Spanish aguamanil.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡoˈmiw/ [ɡoˈmiʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈmil/ [ɡuˈmiɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈmil/ [ɡuˈmiɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈmi.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
• Hyphenation: go‧mil

Noun

gomil m (plural gomis)

1. aquamanile (water vessel used to wash the hands)