pérola
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese perla, from Italian perla (“pearl”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾo.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾo.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾu.lɐ/
- (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)
- pearl (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks)
- (figuratively) a highly valuable thing or person; a gem
- (slang, Brazil) faux pas; blunder
Derived terms
Related terms
- emperolado
- emperolar
- perolado
- perolar
- peroleira
- perolífero
- perolino
- perolizado
- perolizar
Tetum
Etymology
From Portuguese pérola.
Noun
pérola