papel de parede

Portuguese

Etymology

Calque of English wallpaper.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈpɛw d͡ʒi paˈɾe.d͡ʒi/ [paˈpɛʊ̯ d͡ʒi paˈɾe.d͡ʒi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈpɛw de paˈɾe.de/ [paˈpɛʊ̯ de paˈɾe.de]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈpɛl dɨ pɐˈɾe.dɨ/ [pɐˈpɛɫ dɨ pɐˈɾe.ðɨ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈpɛ.li dɨ pɐˈɾe.dɨ/ [pɐˈpɛ.li ðɨ pɐˈɾe.ðɨ]

Noun

papel de parede m (plural papéis de parede)

  1. (uncountable) wallpaper (decorative paper for walls)
  2. (Brazil, computing) wallpaper (image used to cover the background of the desktop)
    Synonyms: wallpaper, imagem de fundo, fundo

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