papelote

Portuguese

Etymology

From papel +‎ -ote, perhaps based on French papillote.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.peˈlɔ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.peˈlɔ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.peˈlɔ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.pɨˈlɔ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧lo‧te

Noun

papelote m (plural papelotes)

1. diminutive of papel
2. wrapped paper used by women to curl the hair
3. hairstyle made in such a way
4. piece of paper used to wrap small amounts of drugs such as cocaine

Further reading

• “papelote” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “papelote” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “papelote” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “papelote” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “papelote” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From papel +‎ -ote.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /papeˈlote/ [pa.peˈlo.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: pa‧pe‧lo‧te

Noun

papelote m (plural papelotes)

1. Synonym of papelucho

Further reading

• “papelote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014