madrepérola

Portuguese

Etymology

From madre (“mother”) +‎ pérola (“pearl”). Calque of Italian madreperla.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.dɾeˈpɛ.ɾo.lɐ/, /ˌma.dɾiˈpɛ.ɾo.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌma.dɾeˈpɛ.ɾo.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌma.dɾɨˈpɛ.ɾu.lɐ/ [ˌma.ðɾɨˈpɛ.ɾu.lɐ]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛɾulɐ
Hyphenation: ma‧dre‧pé‧ro‧la

Noun

madrepérola f (plural madrepérolas)

mother-of-pearl
Synonym: nácar

Further reading

“madrepérola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“madrepérola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026