vacilo

See also: vaciló

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈsi.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈsi.lo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈsi.lu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈsi.lu/

Rhymes: -ilu
Hyphenation: va‧ci‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from vacilar.

Noun

vacilo m (plural vacilos) (Brazil, colloquial)

an instance of hesitation
Synonym: vacilada

Dei um vacilo e perdi minha chance. ― I hesitated and lost my chance.
a screwup, a mistake
Synonym: vacilada

Me desculpa, cara. O vacilo foi meu. ― Forgive me, dude. It was my mistake.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vacilo

first-person singular present indicative of vacilar

Further reading

“vacilo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
“vacilo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“vacilo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Verb

vacilo

first-person singular present indicative of vacilar