papiro

Same as papero.

papiro (plural papiri)

1. papyrus

• papero (“papyrus”)

papiro (plural papiros)

1. paper

Learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπῡρος (pápūros).

• IPA^(key): /paˈpi.ro/
• Rhymes: -iro
• Hyphenation: pa‧pì‧ro

papiro m (plural papiri)

1. (uncountable) papyrus (plant) (Cyperus papyrus)
2. (uncountable) papyrus (material made from the plant)
3. papyrus (scroll or document written on the material)
4. (by extension, archaic) paper

   Synonym: carta

5. (by extension, humorous) a usually boring text or document
6. (by extension, historical) a document given as proof of admission into the student world

• papiro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• Priapo

Learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papel and pavio.

• Hyphenation: pa‧pi‧ro

papiro m (plural papiros)

1. papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, a plant native to the Nile valley)
2. papyrus (a paper-like material made from the papyrus plant)
3. papyrus (a document written on papyrus)

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

Learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of pabilo.

• IPA^(key): /paˈpiɾo/ [paˈpi.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -iɾo
• Syllabification: pa‧pi‧ro

papiro m (plural papiros)

1. papyrus (a plant in the sedge family)
2. papyrus (a material similar to paper)
3. papyrus (a scroll or document written on papyrus)

• “papiro”, 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

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpapiɾo/ [ˌpaː.pɪˈɾo], /paˈpiɾo/ [pɐˈpiː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -apiɾo, -iɾo
• Syllabification: pa‧pi‧ro

pápiró or papiro (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜉᜒᜇᜓ)

1. papyrus (a plant in the sedge family)
2. papyrus (a material similar to paper)
3. papyrus (a scroll or document written on papyrus)

• “papiro”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “papiro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 441