pincel
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *penicellum, alteration of Latin pēnicillum.
Noun edit
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)
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Catalan pinzell (“paintbrush”), from Latin pēnicillum (“paintbrush”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pincel m (plural pincéis)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Catalan pinzell (“paintbrush”), from Latin pēnicillum (“paintbrush”). Cognate with English pencil.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /pinˈθel/ [pĩn̟ˈθel]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /pinˈsel/ [pĩnˈsel]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: pin‧cel
Noun edit
pincel m (plural pinceles)
- paintbrush (usually thinner than a brocha)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pincel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014