English Explanatory Dictionary

brillo pad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A scouring pad used for cleaning dishes, made from steel wool containing soap.
  2. The hair on the scalp of a black person.
  3. A black person.

Word forms

brillo pad brillo pads

Etymology

From a trademark, probably related to brilliant. The company has claimed that the name derives from a Latin word for bright, but there is no such fitting word in attested Latin; the ancestor of such verbs as Italian brillare (“to shine”) would be a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *b(e)rillāre.

Derived words

Brillo-pad
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