Portuguese

Noun

lixo m (plural lixos)

1. garbage; waste; rubbish (useless material to be discarded)
2. rubbish bin (small container for waste)
3. (colloquial) crap (something of poor quality)

Synonyms

• (rubbish): entulho, refugo
• (crap): porcaria

Derived terms

• lixão (augmentative)
• lixinho (diminutive)

Etymology 2

Verb

lixo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of lixar

   Eu lixo minhas unhas.

   I file my nails.