pincel

Old French

Alternative forms
  • pincil

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *penicellum, alteration of Latin pēnicillum.

Noun

pincel 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
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pĩˈsɛɫ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pĩˈsɛw/
  • Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun

pincel m (plural pincéis)

  1. paintbrush

Derived terms
  • pincel-de-estudante

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

pincel m (plural pinceles)

  1. paintbrush
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