ourela

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *orula, diminutive of ora.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾɛ.lɐ/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈɾɛ.lɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾɛ.la/ [o(ʊ̯)ˈɾɛ.la]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)ˈɾɛ.lɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /owˈɾɛ.lɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /oˈɾɛ.lɐ/

Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
Hyphenation: ou‧re‧la

Noun

ourela f (plural ourelas)

margin, border, edge, rim (especially of fabric)

Further reading

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