lúpulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lupulus. Compare Italian luppolo and Spanish lúpulo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.pu.lu/

• Rhymes: -upulu
• Hyphenation: lú‧pu‧lo

Noun

lúpulo m (plural lúpulos)

1. (botany) hop (plant whose flowers are used in ale brewing, Humulus lupulus)

   Synonym: pé-de-galo

Further reading

• “lúpulo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “lúpulo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin lupulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlupulo/ [ˈlu.pu.lo]
• Rhymes: -upulo
• Syllabification: lú‧pu‧lo

Noun

lúpulo m (plural lúpulos)

1. hop plant

   Synonym: hombrecillo

Further reading

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