lúpulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lupulus. Compare Italian luppolo and Spanish lúpulo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlu.pu.lu/

Rhymes: -upulu
Hyphenation: lú‧pu‧lo

Noun

lúpulo m (plural lúpulos)

(botany) hop (plant whose flowers are used in ale brewing, Humulus lupulus)
Synonym: pé-de-galo

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin lupulus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlupulo/ [ˈlu.pu.lo]
Rhymes: -upulo
Syllabification: lú‧pu‧lo

Noun

lúpulo m (plural lúpulos)

hop plant
Synonym: hombrecillo

Further reading

“lúpulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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