papel de parede

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of English wallpaper.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpɛw d͡ʒi paˈɾe.d͡ʒi/ [paˈpɛʊ̯ d͡ʒi paˈɾe.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpɛw d͡ʒi paˈɾe.d͡ʒi/ [paˈpɛʊ̯ d͡ʒi paˈɾe.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpɛw de paˈɾe.de/ [paˈpɛʊ̯ de paˈɾe.de]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈpɛl dɨ pɐˈɾe.dɨ/ [pɐˈpɛɫ dɨ pɐˈɾe.ðɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈpɛl dɨ pɐˈɾe.dɨ/ [pɐˈpɛɫ dɨ pɐˈɾe.ðɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈpɛ.li dɨ pɐˈɾe.dɨ/ [pɐˈpɛ.li ðɨ pɐˈɾe.ðɨ]

Noun

papel de parede m (plural papéis de parede)

1. (uncountable) wallpaper (decorative paper for walls)
2. (Brazil, computing) wallpaper (image used to cover the background of the desktop)

   Synonyms: wallpaper, imagem de fundo, fundo