corcel
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /koʁˈsɛw/ [kohˈsɛʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /koɾˈsɛw/ [koɾˈsɛʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koʁˈsɛw/ [koχˈsɛʊ̯]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /koɻˈsɛw/ [koɻˈsɛʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾˈsɛl/ [kuɾˈsɛɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kuɾˈsɛ.li/
Noun
corcel m (plural corcéis)
- a good and fast steed
Further reading
- “corcel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “corcel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French corsier. The alteration of the second r to l is an instance of phonetic dissimilation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koɾˈθel/ [koɾˈθel] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /koɾˈsel/ [koɾˈsel] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: cor‧cel
Noun
corcel m (plural corceles)
Further reading
- “corcel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025