papeio

Italian

Alternative forms

• papéo

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *papērium, from Latin papȳrius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpe.jo/
• Rhymes: -ejo
• Hyphenation: pa‧pé‧io

Noun

papeio m (plural papei) (Tuscan)

1. candlewick

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “papyrus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 7: N–Pas, page 592

Portuguese

Verb

papeio

1. first-person singular present indicative of papear