corcel

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /koʁˈsɛw/ [kohˈsɛʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /koɾˈsɛw/ [koɾˈsɛʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koʁˈsɛw/ [koχˈsɛʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /koɻˈsɛw/ [koɻˈsɛʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾˈsɛl/ [kuɾˈsɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾˈsɛ.li/

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

Noun

corcel m (plural corcéis)

  1. a good and fast steed

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French corsier. The alteration of the second r to l is an instance of phonetic dissimilation.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /koɾˈθel/ [koɾˈθel]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /koɾˈsel/ [koɾˈsel]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: cor‧cel

Noun

corcel m (plural corceles)

  1. steed

Further reading
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