parelho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parelho, from Late Latin pariculus, a diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Spanish parejo, Asturian pareyu.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾe.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾe.ʎo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾɐ(j).ʎu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾe.ʎu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾe.ʎu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾe.ʎu/

Rhymes: -eʎu
Hyphenation: pa‧re‧lho

Adjective

parelho (feminine parelha, masculine plural parelhos, feminine plural parelhas, comparable, comparative mais parelho, superlative o mais parelho or parelhíssimo, diminutive parelhinho, augmentative parelhão)

forming a pair
similar, equal
Synonyms: igual, par, semelhante

Derived terms

parelha

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