papel

From Old Navarro-Aragonese papel~paper, from Old Catalan paper.

papel m (plural papels)

1. paper

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “papel”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

From Spanish papel (“paper”).

papél

1. paper
2. role; responsibility

From Old Catalan paper.

papel m (plural papeles)

1. (uncountable) paper
2. newspaper
3. role, part

Borrowed from Spanish papel.

• Hyphenation: pa‧pel
• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/ [pɐˈpil̪]

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papél

1. paper

   Synonym: (archaic, obsolete) buyang

2. role
3. (rock paper scissors) an open hand (handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors

papél

1. to play a role
2. to act as if one has a role to play
3. to insert oneself in a situation one has no authority or direct involvement

papél

1. (of a structure or material) soft and or weak, as if made of paper

• papeles

Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/ [paˈpel̪]
• Hyphenation: pa‧pel

papél (plural papeles, Basahan spelling ᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔)

1. paper
2. role

   Synonyms: pakinabang, katungodan

   Ano an papel mo sa buhay ko? ― What is your role in my life?

3. (in the plural) document

   Synonym: dokumento

Inherited from Spanish papel.

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/, [paˈpel]
• Hyphenation: pa‧pel

papel

1. paper

From Old Galician-Portuguese papel, from Old Catalan paper.

• IPA^(key): /paˈpɛl/ [paˈpɛɫ]
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Hyphenation: pa‧pel

papel m (plural papeis)
papel m (plural papéis, reintegrationist norm)

1. paper (material)
2. sheet of paper
3. document
4. foil, thin metal for wrapping
5. role, part

• “papel”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “papel”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).

papel

1. paper (material)

Borrowed from Old Catalan paper, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).^[1][2] First attested in 1294.

papel m (uncountable)

1. paper (sheet material typically used for writing on or printing)
   • 1294, Roy Peres, [Vilar de Donas], Chantada; republished as chapter 64, in José-Luis Novo Cazón, editor, El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500), A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, 1986, page 271:

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     [E eu Afonso Peres, notario en lugar de Joan Fernandes notario público del rey en Monterroso e na Repostaria, uy tal testamento feyto en papel e sinado con sinal do dicti notario e traslado de ueruo a ueruo que non tolly nen a dy per mandado de don Afonso Rodrigues, prior de Uillar de Donas, e fis y este synal que e tal en testimonyo de uerdade.]

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• Fala: papel
• Galician: papel
• Portuguese: papel (see there for further descendants)

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “papel”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “papel”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “papel”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Borrowed from Old Catalan paper, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Attested from 1330.

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/

papel m (plural papeles)

1. paper

• Spanish: papel (see there for further descendants)

• Joan Coromines (1980–1991), “paper”, in Diccionari etimològic i complementari de la llengua catalana, Barcelona: Curial Edicions Catalanes

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese papel, borrowed from Old Catalan paper, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of pavio and papiro.

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• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
• Hyphenation: pa‧pel

papel m (plural papéis)

2. paper (sheet material typically used for writing on or printing)

   folha de papel ― sheet of paper

3. (by extension) (written) document

   Synonym: documento

4. paper (an open hand in rock paper scissors)
5. (by extension) cash (especially bills)

   Synonym: notas

6. (theater, film) role, part

   Synonyms: parte, personagem

   Apesar de desempenhar vários papéis memoráveis, jamais recebeu um prêmio. ― Despite having played many memorable roles, he/she never won an award.

7. (by extension) function, role

   Synonym: função

   No papel de pai e de marido, fracassou miseravelmente. ― In the role of father and husband he failed miserably.

8. (in the plural) papers; documents
9. (colloquial) ellipsis of papel higiênico (“toilet paper”)
   • 1996, Danilo Carvalho, Paulinho, “Infeliz Natal” (1:46 from the start), in Cesta Básica, performed by Raimundos, Brasília: WEA Music:

     Jingle bell, jingle bell / Acabou o papel / Não faz mal, não faz mal / Limpa com jornal

     Jingle bell, jingle bell / We are out of (toilet) paper / It's ok, it's ok / Wipe it with the newspaper

10. (figuratively) theory, the theoretical realm; as opposed to actuality

    Este projeto até hoje não saiu do papel. ― To this day, this project has never been implemented. (lit.: left the paper)

• → Old Tupi: papera
  • Nheengatu: papera

• papel on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• “papel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “papel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From Old Spanish papel, from Old Catalan paper. Doublet of paper.

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/ [paˈpel]

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• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: pa‧pel

papel m (plural papeles)

1. paper

   Hyponyms: papel aluminio, papel carbón, papel de calco, papel de China, papel de fumar, papel de lija, papel de plata, papel de tornasol, papel gráfico, papel higiénico, papel maché, papel moneda, papel picado, papel pintado, papel tapiz, papel de seda, (Spain, Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico) papel encerado, (South America except Colombia and Ecuador) papel manteca, (Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador) papel de cera

2. role

   Synonym: rol

• Chavacano: papel
• → Asi: papel
• → Central Bikol: papel
• → Cahuilla: pepeel
• → Cebuano: papel
• → Limos Kalinga: papel
• → Tagalog: papel
• → Tanimuca-Retuarã: ᵽaᵽera
• → Turkish: papel
• → Waray-Waray: papel
• → Ye'kwana: jajeda
• → Yogad: papel

• “papel”, 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

papel c

1. a papule (smaller than 0.5 cm)

• papel in Svensk ordbok.

• papil — dated

Borrowed from Spanish papel, from Old Spanish papel, borrowed from Old Catalan paper, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of pabilo and papiro.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈpel/ [pɐˈpɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: pa‧pel

papél (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔)

1. paper

   Synonym: (archaic) kalatas

2. role

   Synonym: tungkulin

   Ano ang papel mo sa lipunan? ― What is your role in society?

papél (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜒᜎ᜔)

1. (figurative, colloquial) weak; flimsy

   Synonyms: mahina, malambot

• “papel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Borrowed from Spanish papel.

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/
• Hyphenation: pa‧pel

papel (definite accusative papeli, plural papeller)

1. (slang, uncountable) money

   Synonym: para

2. (slang, countable) buck, bill

• “papel”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “papel”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı

From Spanish papel (“paper”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈpel/

papel

1. paper
2. role

   Ano an imong papel ha akong kinabuhi? ― What is your role in my life?

3. document

   papeles ― documents

Borrowed from Spanish papel (“paper”).

papél

1. papel