pergamino

Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin pergaminum, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pergamena, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek περγαμηνή (pergamēnḗ), from Πέργαμον (Pérgamon), because Pergamenes invented a new substance for writing codices. Cognate with English parchment, Danish pergament, Dutch perkament, French parchemin, German Pergament, Greek περγαμηνή (pergaminí), Italian pergamena, Norwegian pergament, Portuguese pergaminho, Romanian pergament, Russian пергамент (pergament), and Swedish pergament.

Noun

pergamino m (plural pergaminos)

1. parchment (material, made from a polished animal skin, used like paper for writing)