pincel

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *penicellum, alteration of Latin pēnicillum.

Noun

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pincel oblique singularm (oblique plural pinceaus or pinceax or pinciaus or pinciax or pincels, nominative singular pinceaus or pinceax or pinciaus or pinciax or pincels, nominative plural pincel)

  1. paintbrush

Descendants

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Portuguese

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pincéis

Etymology

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From Catalan pinzell (paintbrush), from Latin pēnicillum (paintbrush).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
  • Hyphenation: pin‧cel

Noun

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pincel m (plural pincéis)

  1. paintbrush

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Catalan pinzell (paintbrush), from Latin pēnicillum (paintbrush). Cognate with English pencil.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pinˈθel/ [pĩn̟ˈθel]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /pinˈsel/ [pĩnˈsel]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: pin‧cel

Noun

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pincel m (plural pinceles)

  1. paintbrush (usually thinner than a brocha)
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Further reading

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