parelho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese parello, from Late Latin pariculus, a diminutive of Latin pār. Compare Spanish parejo, Asturian pareyu.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈɾe.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈɾe.ʎo/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈɾɐ(j).ʎu/
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈɾe.ʎu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐˈɾe.ʎu/

  • Rhymes: -eʎu
  • Hyphenation: pa‧re‧lho

Adjective

parelho (feminine parelha, masculine plural parelhos, feminine plural parelhas, comparable, comparative mais parelho, superlative o mais parelho or parelhíssimo, diminutive parelhinho, augmentative parelhão)

  1. forming a pair
  2. similar, equal
    Synonyms: igual, par, semelhante

Derived terms
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