golpelha

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Portuguese

golpelha

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese golpella, from Latin vulpēcula (“fox kit”), diminutive of vulpēs (“fox”), from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”). Cognate with Spanish vulpeja, Asturian vulpeya, Catalan volpell, Occitan volpìlh, Middle French goupil, Old Italian volpiglio.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡowˈpe.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡowˈpe.ʎa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡolˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ/ , /ɡɔlˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡolˈpe.ʎɐ/ , /ɡɔlˈpe.ʎɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡolˈpe.ʎɐ/ , /ɡɔlˈpe.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡolˈpe.ʎɐ/ , /ɡɔlˈpe.ʎɐ/

Hyphenation: gol‧pe‧lha

Noun

golpelha f (plural golpelhas)

red fox
Synonym: raposa

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