papel

Aragonese

Etymology

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Noun

papel m (plural papels)

1. paper

References

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

Asi

Etymology

From Spanish papel (“paper”).

Noun

papél

1. paper
2. role; responsibility

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papyrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Noun

papel m (plural papeles)

1. paper
2. role, part

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/,

Noun

papel (plural papeles)

1. paper
2. role

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

3. document

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish papel, from Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Verb

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

Adjective

papél

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

Related terms

• papeles

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish papel.

Noun

papel

1. paper

Related terms

• papeleta

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese papel, borrowed from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

Noun

papel m (plural papeis)

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

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).

Noun

papel

1. paper (material)

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio

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

Noun

papel m (plural papéis)

1. paper (material)

   folha de papel ― sheet of paper

2. (by extension) (written) document

   Synonym: documento

3. (by extension) cash (especially bills)

   Synonym: notas

4. (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.

5. (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.

6. (in the plural) papers; documents

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Nheengatu: papera

Further reading

• papel on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

papel

Wikipedia ^es

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, borrowed from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papiro and pabilo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: pa‧pel

Noun

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

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “papel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Noun

papel c

1. a papule (smaller than 0.5 cm)

Declension

Further reading

• papel in Svensk ordbok.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”), from Old Spanish, borrowed from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papiro and pabilo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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?

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

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

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Spanish papel (“paper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/

Noun

papel

1. paper
2. role

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

3. document

   papeles ― documents

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).

Noun

papél

1. papel