pérola

Portuguese
colar de pérolas

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese perla, from Italian perla (“pearl”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾo.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾo.la/

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾɔ.la/
  • (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾu.lɐ/
  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛɾulɐ
  • Hyphenation: pé‧ro‧la

Noun

pérola f (plural pérolas)

  1. pearl (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks)
  2. (figuratively) a highly valuable thing or person; a gem
  3. (slang, Brazil) faux pas; blunder
    Synonyms: cagada, deslize

Derived terms
  • emperolado
  • emperolar
  • perolado
  • perolar
  • peroleira
  • perolífero
  • perolino
  • perolizado
  • perolizar
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