ispêlo

Macanese

ispêlo

Etymology

From Portuguese espêlho, from Old Galician-Portuguese espelho, from Vulgar Latin speclum, syncopated form of Latin speculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isˈpɛ.lu/, /iʃˈpɛ.lu/, /iɕˈpɛ.lu/

Noun

ispêlo

1. mirror

   pegâ ispêlo ― to take the mirror, to look at oneself in the mirror

   Nôm têm ispêlo na casa?

   Do you not have a mirror at home?

Derived terms

• mesa-ispêlo (“dressing table”, literally “mirror table”)

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#i