espelho
See also: espêlho
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin speclum, syncopated form of Latin speculum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
espelho m
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espelho, from Vulgar Latin speclum, syncopated form of Latin speculum. Compare Galician espello and Spanish espejo. Doublet of espéculo.
Alternative forms edit
- espêlho (superseded)
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eʎu
- Hyphenation: es‧pe‧lho
Noun edit
espelho m (plural espelhos)
- mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside)
- Ela comprou um espelho.
- She bought a mirror.
- (by extension) any reflective surface
- (figurative) role model (person who serves as an example)
- riser (vertical part of a step on a staircase)
- a protective plate around something, such as an escutcheon around a keyhole or a cover around an electric outlet
- (geology) a surface of a tectonic plate which has been polished by friction
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: es‧pe‧lho
Verb edit
espelho