golpelha

Portuguese
golpelha

Etymology

From Old Portuguese golpella, from Vulgar Latin *vulpicla, contraction of Latin vulpēcula (“fox kit”), diminutive of vulpēs (“fox”), from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”). Cognate with Spanish vulpeja, Asturian vulpeya, Catalan volpell, Occitan volpìlh, Middle French goupil, Old Italian volpiglio.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡoɫ.ˈpe(j).ʎɐ/, /ɡoɫ.ˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡow.ˈpe.ʎɐ/
  • Hyphenation: gol‧pe‧lha

Noun

golpelha f (plural golpelhas)

  1. red fox

Synonyms
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