espelho

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See also: espêlho

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

espello

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin speclum, syncopated form of Latin speculum.

Pronunciation

(Galicia) IPA^(key): /esˈpeʎo/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /esˈpeʎʊ/

Noun

espelho m (plural espelhos)

mirror
(figurative) friend, lover

Descendants

Fala: espellu, ispellu
Galician: espello
Portuguese: espelho

Further reading

Universo Cantigas - "espelho"

Portuguese

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espelho

espelho

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espelho, from Vulgar Latin speclum, syncopated form of Latin speculum. Compare Galician espello and Spanish espejo. Doublet of espéculo.

Alternative forms

espêlho (pre-reform)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpe.ʎu/, /esˈpe.ʎu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpe.ʎu/, /eʃˈpe.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpe.ʎo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɐ(j).ʎu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpe.ʎu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpe.ʎu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpe.ʎu/

Rhymes: -eʎu
Hyphenation: es‧pe‧lho

Noun

espelho m (plural espelhos)

mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside)
Ela comprou um espelho.
She bought a mirror.
(by extension) any reflective surface
(figurative) role model (person who serves as an example)
riser (vertical part of a step on a staircase)
a protective plate around something, such as an escutcheon around a keyhole or a cover around an electric outlet
(geology) a surface of a tectonic plate which has been polished by friction

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Macanese: ispêlo
Papiamentu: spil

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛ.ʎu/, /esˈpɛ.ʎu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpɛ.ʎu/, /eʃˈpɛ.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpɛ.ʎo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɐ(j).ʎu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.ʎu/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.ʎu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛ.ʎu/

Hyphenation: es‧pe‧lho

Verb

espelho

first-person singular present indicative of espelhar

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