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

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pĩˈsɛw/ [pĩˈsɛʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pĩˈsɛl/ [pĩˈsɛɫ]

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

Noun

pincel m (plural pincéis)

  1. paintbrush

Derived terms

  • pincel-de-estudante

Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan pinzell (paintbrush), from Latin pēnicillum (paintbrush). Cognate with English pencil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pinˈθel/ [pĩn̟ˈθel]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /pinˈsel/ [pĩnˈsel]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: pin‧cel

Noun

pincel m (plural pinceles)

  1. paintbrush (usually thinner than a brocha)

Further reading

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