pérola

Portuguese

colar de pérolas

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese perla, from Italian perla (“pearl”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾo.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾo.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾo.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾu.lɐ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾɔ.la/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.ɾu.lɐ/
• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛɾulɐ
• Hyphenation: pé‧ro‧la

Noun

pérola f (plural pérolas)

1. pearl (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks)
2. (figuratively) a highly valuable thing or person; a gem
3. (slang, Brazil) faux pas; blunder

   Synonyms: cagada, deslize

Derived terms

• dar pérolas a porcos
• madrepérola

Related terms

• emperolado
• emperolar
• perolado
• perolar
• peroleira
• perolífero
• perolino
• perolizado
• perolizar