pincel

Old French

Alternative forms

  • pincil

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *penicellum, alteration of Latin pēnicillum.

Noun

pincel oblique singular, m (oblique plural pinceaus or pinceax or pinciaus or pinciax or pincels, nominative singular pinceaus or pinceax or pinciaus or pinciax or pincels, nominative plural pincel)

  1. paintbrush

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

From Catalan pinzell (“paintbrush”), from Latin pēnicillum (“paintbrush”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pĩˈsɛw/ [pĩˈsɛʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pĩˈsɛl/ [pĩˈsɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pĩˈsɛ.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
  • Hyphenation: pin‧cel

Noun

pincel m (plural pincéis)

  1. paintbrush
  2. Ellipsis of pincel de maquiagem (“makeup brush”)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tetum: pinsél

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan pinzell (“paintbrush”), from Latin pēnicillum (“paintbrush”). Cognate with English pencil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pinˈθel/ [pĩn̟ˈθel] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /pinˈsel/ [pĩnˈsel] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: pin‧cel

Noun

pincel m (plural pinceles)

  1. paintbrush (usually thinner than a brocha)

Further reading

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