papelote
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From papel + -ote, perhaps based on French papillote.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧lo‧te
Noun edit
papelote m (plural papelotes)
- Diminutive of papel
- wrapped paper used by women to curl the hair
- hairstyle made in such a way
- piece of paper used to wrap small amounts of drugs such as cocaine
Further reading edit
- “papelote” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “papelote” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “papelote” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “papelote” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “papelote” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
papelote m (plural papelotes)
- Synonym of papelucho
Further reading edit
- “papelote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014