cepillo

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See also: cepilló and Cepillo

Galician

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

cepillo m (plural cepillos)

  1. brush
  2. plane (carpentry tool for smoothing wood)

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

cepillo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cepillar

Spanish

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A hair brush
A brush
A plane
A poor box

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /θeˈpiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /θeˈpiʎo/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /seˈpiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /seˈpiʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seˈpiʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seˈpiʒo/

  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
 

  • Syllabification: ce‧pi‧llo

Etymology 1

From cepo (“branch”) +‎ -illo (diminutive).

Noun

cepillo m (plural cepillos)

  1. brush
  2. plane (tool for smoothing wood; for carpentry)
    Synonym: cepillo de carpintero
  3. poor box
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cepillo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cepillar

Further reading

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