apara-lápis

Portuguese

Um apara-lápis vermelho.

Etymology

Compound of aparar +‎ lápis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌpa.ɾɐˈla.pis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌpa.ɾɐˈla.pis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˌpa.ɾɐˈla.piʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌpa.ɾaˈla.pis/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌpa.ɾɐˈla.piʃ/

• Hyphenation: a‧pa‧ra-lá‧pis

Noun

apara-lápis m (invariable)

1. (Portugal) pencil sharpener

   Synonym: (Brazil) apontador

2. (ichthyology) Macroramphosus scolopax (a small fish widely distributed in temperate and subtropical waters, including Portuguese waters, where it is fished industrially for the manufacture of fishmeal. It can reach a length of around 20 centimeters and has an elongated body with a silvery (juveniles) or pinkish (adults) color, standing out for its long, tubular mouth, adapted to sucking in the small invertebrates that feed it; trumpetfish)

References

• “apara-lápis” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “apara-lápis” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.