papiro
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπῡρος (pápūros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈpi.ro/
- Rhymes: -iro
- Hyphenation: pa‧pì‧ro
Noun
papiro m (plural papiri)
- (uncountable) papyrus (plant) (Cyperus papyrus)
- (uncountable) papyrus (material made from the plant)
- papyrus (scroll or document written on the material)
- (by extension, archaic) paper
- Synonym: carta
- (by extension, humorous) a usually boring text or document
- (by extension, historical) a document given as proof of admission into the student world
Further reading
- papiro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papel and pavio.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈpi.ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈpi.ɾo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈpi.ɾu/
- Hyphenation: pa‧pi‧ro
Noun
papiro m (plural papiros)
- papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, a plant native to the Nile valley)
- papyrus (a paper-like material made from the papyrus plant)
- papyrus (a document written on papyrus)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papel and pabilo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈpiɾo/ [paˈpi.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -iɾo
- Syllabification: pa‧pi‧ro
Noun
papiro m (plural papiros)
Related terms
Further reading
- “papiro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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