parelho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parelho, from Late Latin pariculus, a diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Spanish parejo, Asturian pareyu, French pareil, Catalan parell.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾe.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾe.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈɾe.ʎo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾɐ(j).ʎu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾɐ(j).ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾe.ʎu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾe.ʎu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈɾe.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -eʎu
• Hyphenation: pa‧re‧lho

Adjective

parelho (feminine parelha, masculine plural parelhos, feminine plural parelhas, comparable, comparative mais parelho, superlative o mais parelho or parelhíssimo, diminutive parelhinho, augmentative parelhão)

1. forming a pair
2. similar, equal

   Synonyms: igual, par, semelhante

Derived terms

• parelha