pincel

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *penicellum, alteration of Latin pēnicillum.

Noun

pincel oblique singular, m (oblique plural pinceaus or pinceax or pinciaus or pinciax or pincels, nominative singular pinceaus or pinceax or pinciaus or pinciax or pincels, nominative plural pincel)

  1. paintbrush

Descendants

Portuguese

pincéis

Etymology

From Catalan pinzell (“paintbrush”), from Latin pēnicillum (“paintbrush”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
  • Hyphenation: pin‧cel

Noun

pincel m (plural pincéis)

  1. paintbrush

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan pinzell (“paintbrush”), from Latin pēnicillum (“paintbrush”). Cognate with English pencil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pinˈθel/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pinˈsel/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: pin‧cel

Noun

pincel m (plural pinceles)

  1. paintbrush (usually thinner than a brocha)

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