múleo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mulleus (red [shoe]).

Noun

múleo m (plural múleos)

  1. (religion) papal shoe

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mulleus (calceus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuleo/ [ˈmu.le.o]
  • Rhymes: -uleo
  • Syllabification: mú‧le‧o

Noun

múleo f (plural múleos)

  1. (historical) a kind of purple Roman shoe used by Patricians
    Synonyms: mulilla, muléolo

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