cilindro

See also: cilindró and cilindrò

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [siˈlin.dɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [siˈlin.dɾo]

Verb

cilindro

1. first-person singular present indicative of cilindrar

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡siˈlindro/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -indro
• Syllabification: ci‧lin‧dro

Noun

cilindro (accusative singular cilindron, plural cilindroj, accusative plural cilindrojn)

1. (geometry) cylinder
2. top hat

   Synonym: cilindra ĉapelo

Derived terms

• cilindra (“cylindrical”)
• cilindre (“cylindrically”)

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /θiˈlindɾo/ [θiˈlin̪.d̪ɾʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /θiˈlindɾo/ [θiˈlin̪.d̪ɾʊ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /siˈlindɾo/ [siˈlin̪.d̪ɾʊ]

• Rhymes: -indɾo
• Hyphenation: ci‧lin‧dro

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek κῠλῐ́νδω (kŭlĭ́ndō)

Ancient Greek κῠ́λινδρος (kŭ́lindros)bor.

Latin cylindrus

Galician cilindro

From Latin cylindrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek κῠ́λινδρος (kŭ́lindros).

Noun

cilindro m (plural cilindros)

1. (geometry) cylinder

Related terms

• cilíndrico

Etymology 2

Verb

cilindro

1. first-person singular present indicative of cilindrar

Further reading

• “cilindro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “cilindro”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡silinˈdrɔ/
• Hyphenation: ci‧lin‧dro

Noun

cilindro (plural cilindri)

1. (geometry) cylinder

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈlin.dro/
• Rhymes: -indro
• Hyphenation: ci‧lìn‧dro

Etymology 1

From Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros).

Noun

cilindro m (plural cilindri)

1. (geometry) cylinder
2. roller
3. top hat
4. tumbler (movable obstruction in a lock)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cilindro

1. first-person singular present indicative of cilindrare

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈlĩ.dɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈlĩ.dɾu/, /siˈlĩ.dɾu/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ĩdɾu
• Hyphenation: ci‧lin‧dro

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek κῠλῐ́νδω (kŭlĭ́ndō)

Ancient Greek κῠ́λινδρος (kŭ́lindros)bor.

Latin cylindrus

Portuguese cilindro

From Latin cylindrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek κῠ́λινδρος (kŭ́lindros).

Noun

cilindro m (plural cilindros)

1. (geometry) cylinder
2. roller

Related terms

• cilíndrico

Etymology 2

Verb

cilindro

1. first-person singular present indicative of cilindrar

Further reading

• “cilindro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cilindro”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “cilindro”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “cilindro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “cilindro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiˈlindɾo/ [θiˈlĩn̪.d̪ɾo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /siˈlindɾo/ [siˈlĩn̪.d̪ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -indɾo
• Syllabification: ci‧lin‧dro

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek κῠλῐ́νδω (kŭlĭ́ndō)

Ancient Greek κῠ́λινδρος (kŭ́lindros)bor.

Latin cylindruslbor.

Spanish cilindro

Learned borrowing from Latin cylindrus.

Noun

cilindro m (plural cilindros)

1. (geometry) cylinder

Related terms

• cilíndrico

Descendants

• → Tagalog: silindro
  • → Ilocano: silindro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cilindro

1. first-person singular present indicative of cilindrar

Further reading

• “cilindro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025