penacho

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pennacchio.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈna.ʃu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈna.ʃo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈna.ʃu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈna.t͡ʃu/

Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃu
Hyphenation: pe‧na‧cho

Noun

penacho m (plural penachos)

panache (ornamental plume on a hat or helmet)
a bird’s tuft

References

^ “penacho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
^ “penacho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pennacchio.

Noun

penacho m (plural penachos)

tuft (of feathers)
feather headdress

Further reading

“penacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

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