Wiktionary

pincel

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *penicellum, alteration of Latin pēnicillum.

Noun

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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

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Portuguese

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pincéis

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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pincel m (plural pincéis)

  1. paintbrush

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Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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pincel m (plural pinceles)

  1. paintbrush (usually thinner than a brocha)
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