ouropel

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Provençal auripel, from Latin aureus pellis. Cognate with Catalan oripell, Italian orpello and Old French oripel

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w).ɾoˈpɛw/ [o(ʊ̯).ɾoˈpɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w).ɾuˈpɛl/ [o(w).ɾuˈpɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w).ɾuˈpɛl/ [o(w).ɾuˈpɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ow.ɾuˈpɛl/ [ow.ɾuˈpɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /o.ɾuˈpɛ.li/

• Rhymes: -ɛw, -ɛl
• Hyphenation: ou‧ro‧pel

Noun

ouropel m (plural ouropéis)

1. tinsel (thin strips of a glittering, metallic material used as a decoration)

Further reading

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