papiro

Ido

Etymology

Same as papero.

Noun

papiro (plural papiri)

1. papyrus

Paronyms

• papero (“papyrus”)

Interlingua

Noun

papiro (plural papiros)

1. paper

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπῡρος (pápūros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpi.ro/
• Rhymes: -iro
• Hyphenation: pa‧pì‧ro

Noun

papiro m (plural papiri)

1. (uncountable) papyrus (plant) (Cyperus papyrus)
2. (uncountable) papyrus (material made from the plant)
3. papyrus (scroll or document written on the material)
4. (by extension, archaic) paper

   Synonym: carta

5. (by extension, humorous) a usually boring text or document
6. (by extension, historical) a document given as proof of admission into the student world

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Priapo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papel and pavio.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpi.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpi.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /paˈpi.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐˈpi.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: pa‧pi‧ro

Noun

papiro m (plural papiros)

1. papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, a plant native to the Nile valley)
2. papyrus (a paper-like material made from the papyrus plant)
3. papyrus (a document written on papyrus)

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of pabilo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpiɾo/ [paˈpi.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -iɾo
• Syllabification: pa‧pi‧ro

Noun

papiro m (plural papiros)

1. papyrus (a plant in the sedge family)
2. papyrus (a material similar to paper)
3. papyrus (a scroll or document written on papyrus)

Related terms

• papel

 

Further reading

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