grillo

See also: Grillo and grilló

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Spanish grillo (“cricket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɾiʎʊ]

Noun

grillo m (plural grillos)

1. wedge used for splitting stone

   Synonym: cuña

2. shackle

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “grillo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “grillo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “grillo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

From Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡril.lo/
• Rhymes: -illo
• Hyphenation: grìl‧lo

Noun

grillo m (plural grilli)

1. cricket (insect)
   • 1972, L. Chiosso, G. Del Re, G. Ferrio (lyrics and music), “Parole parole”, in Cinquemilaquarantatre, performed by Mina Mazzini:

     La luna ed i grilli / normalmente mi tengono sveglia / mentre io voglio dormire e sognare

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. whim, fancy
3. shackle (U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening)

Derived terms

• grilletto
• grillotalpa

Related terms

• grillare

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾiʝo/ [ˈɡɾi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈɡɾiʝo/ [ˈɡɾi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˈɡɾiʎo/ [ˈɡɾi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈɡɾiʃo/ [ˈɡɾi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡɾiʒo/ [ˈɡɾi.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo
• Rhymes: -iʎo
• Rhymes: -iʃo
• Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: gri‧llo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos).

Noun

grillo m (plural grillos)

1. cricket (insect)

Derived terms

• grillo topo
• grillotalpa
• jaula de grillos
• olla de grillos

 

Related terms

• grillar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

grillo

1. first-person singular present indicative of grillar

Further reading

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