apara-lápis

Portuguese

Um apara-lápis vermelho.

Etymology

Compound of aparar +‎ lápis.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌpa.ɾɐˈla.pis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˌpa.ɾɐˈla.piʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌpa.ɾaˈla.pis/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌpa.ɾɐˈla.piʃ/

Hyphenation: a‧pa‧ra-lá‧pis

Noun

apara-lápis m (invariable)

(Portugal) pencil sharpener
Synonym: (Brazil) apontador
(ichthyology) Macroramphosus scolopax (a small fish widely distributed in temperate and subtropical waters, including Portuguese waters, where it is fished industrially for the manufacture of fishmeal. It can reach a length of around 20 centimeters and has an elongated body with a silvery (juveniles) or pinkish (adults) color, standing out for its long, tubular mouth, adapted to sucking in the small invertebrates that feed it; trumpetfish)

References

“apara-lápis” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“apara-lápis” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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