papiro

Same as papero.

papiro (plural papiri)

1. papyrus

• papero (“papyrus”)

papiro (plural papiros)

1. paper

Learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπῡρος (pápūros).

• IPA^(key): /paˈpi.ro/
• Rhymes: -iro
• Hyphenation: pa‧pì‧ro

papiro m (plural papiri)

1. (uncountable) papyrus (plant) (Cyperus papyrus)
2. (uncountable) papyrus (material made from the plant)
3. papyrus (scroll or document written on the material)
4. (by extension, archaic) paper

   Synonym: carta

5. (by extension, humorous) a usually boring text or document
6. (by extension, historical) a document given as proof of admission into the student world

• papiro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• Priapo

Learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papel and pavio.

• Hyphenation: pa‧pi‧ro

papiro m (plural papiros)

1. papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, a plant native to the Nile valley)
2. papyrus (a paper-like material made from the papyrus plant)
3. papyrus (a document written on papyrus)

Learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of pabilo.

• IPA^(key): /paˈpiɾo/ [paˈpi.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -iɾo
• Syllabification: pa‧pi‧ro

papiro m (plural papiros)

1. papyrus (a plant in the sedge family)
2. papyrus (a material similar to paper)
3. papyrus (a scroll or document written on papyrus)

• “papiro”, 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