lápiz

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Spanish

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La punta de un lápiz (the tip of a pencil).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lapis (“stone”) (whence English lapidary and lapis lazuli), or through Italian lapis;[1] compare also Portuguese lápis. Doublet of lápida.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈlapiθ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈlapis/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -apiθ
  • Rhymes: -apis
  • Syllabification: lá‧piz

Noun

lápiz m (plural lápices)

  1. pencil
    Synonym: crión (Louisiana)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Bikol Central: lapis
  • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: löpi̱s

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “lápiz”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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