papelote
Portuguese
Etymology
From papel + -ote, perhaps based on French papillote.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.peˈlɔ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.peˈlɔ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐ.pɨˈlɔ.tɨ/
- Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧lo‧te
Noun
papelote m (plural papelotes)
- diminutive of papel
- wrapped paper used by women to curl the hair
- hairstyle made in such a way
- piece of paper used to wrap small amounts of drugs such as cocaine
Further reading
- “papelote”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “papelote”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “papelote”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “papelote”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “papelote”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /papeˈlote/ [pa.peˈlo.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: pa‧pe‧lo‧te
Noun
papelote m (plural papelotes)
- synonym of papelucho
Further reading
- “papelote”, 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
- “papelote”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010