brillo pad
A scouring pad used for cleaning dishes, made from steel wool containing soapA scouring pad used for cleaning dishes, made from steel wool containing soap.
» His brother scrubbed the pan with a Brillo pad.
Meaning
3 sensesA scouring pad used for cleaning dishes, made from steel wool containing soap.
(US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur)The hair on the scalp of a black person.
(US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur)A black person.
Examples
1 sentencesHis brother scrubbed the pan with a Brillo pad.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From a trademark, probably related to brilliant. The company has claimed that the name derFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: brillo pads| Singular | brillo pad |
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