orpello

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See also: orpellò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /orˈpɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: or‧pèl‧lo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Occitan auripel, Old French oripel, from Latin aurea pellis (literally “golden skin”).

Noun

orpello m (plural orpelli)

  1. pinchbeck
  2. tinsel
Synonyms

Further reading

  • orpello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

orpello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of orpellare

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