papelote

Portuguese

Etymology

From papel +‎ -ote, perhaps based on French papillote.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.peˈlɔ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.peˈlɔ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.pɨˈlɔ.tɨ/

Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧lo‧te

Noun

papelote m (plural papelotes)

Diminutive of papel
wrapped paper used by women to curl the hair
hairstyle made in such a way
piece of paper used to wrap small amounts of drugs such as cocaine

Further reading

“papelote” in iDicionário Aulete.
“papelote” in Dicionário inFormal.
“papelote” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“papelote” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“papelote” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From papel +‎ -ote.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /papeˈlote/ [pa.peˈlo.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: pa‧pe‧lo‧te

Noun

papelote m (plural papelotes)

Synonym of papelucho

Further reading

“papelote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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