Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From en- +‎ papel +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pa.peˈla(ʁ)/ [ẽ.pa.peˈla(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pa.peˈla(ʁ)/ [ĩ.pa.peˈla(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pa.peˈla(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pa.peˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pa.peˈla(ʁ)/ [ẽ.pa.peˈla(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pa.peˈla(ʁ)/ [ĩ.pa.peˈla(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pa.peˈla(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pa.peˈla(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: em‧pa‧pe‧lar

Verb edit

empapelar (first-person singular present empapelo, first-person singular preterite empapelei, past participle empapelado)

  1. (transitive) to wallpaper (to cover with wallpaper)
  2. (transitive) to wrap with paper
  3. (transitive, figurative) to protect with great care

Conjugation edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From en- +‎ papel +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /empapeˈlaɾ/ [ẽm.pa.peˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧pa‧pe‧lar

Verb edit

empapelar (first-person singular present empapelo, first-person singular preterite empapelé, past participle empapelado)

  1. (transitive) to wallpaper
  2. (figurative, colloquial, transitive) to throw the book at

Conjugation edit

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