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 (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “lúpulo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024