ourela

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *orula, diminutive of ora.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾɛ.lɐ/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈɾɛ.lɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾɛ.lɐ/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈɾɛ.lɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾɛ.la/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈɾɛ.la]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾɛ.lɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾɛ.lɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /owˈɾɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /oˈɾɛ.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
• Hyphenation: ou‧re‧la

Noun

ourela f (plural ourelas)

1. margin, border, edge, rim (especially of fabric)

Further reading

• “ourela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ourela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026