corcel

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word corcel. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word corcel, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say corcel in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word corcel you have here. The definition of the word corcel will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcorcel, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁˈsɛw/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koɾˈsɛw/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʁˈsɛw/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koɻˈsɛw/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈsɛl/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾˈsɛ.li/

Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
Hyphenation: cor‧cel

Noun

corcel m (plural corcéis)

a good and fast steed

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French corsier. The alteration of the second r to l is an instance of phonetic dissimilation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /koɾˈθel/
IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /koɾˈsel/
Rhymes: -el
Syllabification: cor‧cel

Noun

corcel m (plural corceles)

steed

Further reading

“corcel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia