papel

From Navarro-Aragonese papel~paper, from Old Catalan paper.

papel m (plural papels)

1. paper

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “papel”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

From Spanish papel (“paper”).

papél

1. paper
2. role; responsibility

From Old Catalan paper.

papel m (plural papeles)

1. (uncountable) paper
2. newspaper
3. role, part

Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/

papel (plural papeles)

1. paper
2. role

   Ano an papel mo sa buhay ko? ― What is your role in my life?

3. document

Borrowed from Spanish papel.

• Hyphenation: pa‧pel
• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/

papél

1. paper;
2. role
3. (rock paper scissors) an open hand (handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors

papél

1. to play a role
2. to act as if one has a role to play
3. to insert oneself in a situation one has no authority or direct involvement

papél

1. (of a structure or material) soft and or weak, as if made of paper

• papeles

Inherited from Spanish papel.

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/,
• Hyphenation: pa‧pel

papel

1. paper

From Old Galician-Portuguese papel, from Old Catalan paper.

• IPA^(key): /paˈpɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Hyphenation: pa‧pel

papel m (plural papeis)
papel m (plural papéis, reintegrationist norm)

1. paper (material)
2. sheet of paper
3. document
4. foil, thin metal for wrapping
5. role, part

• “papel”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• “papel” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).

papel

1. paper (material)

Borrowed from Old Catalan paper, borrowed from Latin papȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).^[1] First attested in 1294.

papel m (plural *papeis)

1. paper (sheet material typically used for writing on or printing)
   • 1294, Roy Peres, , Chantada; republished as chapter 64, in José-Luis Novo Cazón, editor, El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500), A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, 1986, page 271:

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     [E eu Afonso Peres, notario en lugar de Joan Fernandes notario público del rey en Monterroso e na Repostaria, uy tal testamento feyto en papel e sinado con sinal do dicti notario e traslado de ueruo a ueruo que non tolly nen a dy per mandado de don Afonso Rodrigues, prior de Uillar de Donas, e fis y este synal que e tal en testimonyo de uerdade.]

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• Fala: papel
• Galician: papel
• Portuguese: papel (see there for further descendants)

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “papel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “papel”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG

Borrowed from Old Catalan paper, borrowed from Latin papȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Attested from 1330.

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/

papel m (plural papeles)

1. paper

• Spanish: papel (see there for further descendants)

• Coromines, Joan (1980–1991) “paper”, in Diccionari etimològic i complementari de la llengua catalana, Barcelona: Curial Edicions Catalanes.

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese papel, borrowed from Old Catalan paper, borrowed from Latin papȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of pavio and papiro.

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• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
• Hyphenation: pa‧pel

papel m (plural papéis)

2. paper (sheet material typically used for writing on or printing)

   folha de papel ― sheet of paper

3. (by extension) (written) document

   Synonym: documento

4. paper (an open hand in rock paper scissors)
5. (by extension) cash (especially bills)

   Synonym: notas

6. (theater, film) role, part

   Synonyms: parte, personagem

   Apesar de desempenhar vários papéis memoráveis, jamais recebeu um prêmio. ― Despite having played many memorable roles, he/she never won an award.

7. (by extension) function, role

   Synonym: função

   No papel de pai e de marido, fracassou miseravelmente. ― In the role of father and husband he failed miserably.

8. (in the plural) papers; documents
9. (colloquial) Ellipsis of papel higiênico (“toilet paper”).
   • 1996, Danilo Carvalho, Paulinho (lyrics and music), “Infeliz Natal” (1:46 from the start), in Cesta Básica, performed by Raimundos, Brasília: WEA Music:

     Jingle bell, jingle bell / Acabou o papel / Não faz mal, não faz mal / Limpa com jornal

     Jingle bell, jingle bell / We are out of (toilet) paper / It's ok, it's ok / Wipe it with the newspaper

• → Old Tupi: papera
  • Nheengatu: papera

• papel on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

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From Old Spanish papel, from Old Catalan paper. Doublet of paper.

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/

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• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: pa‧pel

papel m (plural papeles)

1. paper

   Hyponyms: papel aluminio, papel carbón, papel de calco, papel de China, papel de fumar, papel de lija, papel de plata, papel de tornasol, papel gráfico, papel higiénico, papel maché, papel moneda, papel picado, papel pintado, papel tapiz, papel de seda, (Spain, Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico) papel encerado, (South America except Colombia and Ecuador) papel manteca, (Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador) papel de cera

2. role

   Synonym: rol

• → Cahuilla: pepeel
• → Tanimuca-Retuarã: ᵽaᵽera
• → Turkish: papel
• → Ye'kwana: jajeda

• “papel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

papel c

1. a papule (smaller than 0.5 cm)

• papel in Svensk ordbok.

Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈpel/
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: pa‧pel

papél (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔)

1. paper

   Synonym: (archaic) kalatas

2. role

   Synonym: tungkulin

   Ano ang papel mo sa lipunan? ― What is your role in society?

papél (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔)

1. (figurative, colloquial) weak; flimsy

   Synonyms: mahina, malambot

• “papel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

From Spanish papel (“paper”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/

papel

1. paper
2. role

   Ano an imong papel ha akong kinabuhi? ― What is your role in my life?

3. document

   papeles ― documents

Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).

papél

1. papel