golpelha

Portuguese

golpelha

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese golpella, from Latin vulpēcula (“fox kit”), diminutive of vulpēs (“fox”), from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”). Cognate with Spanish vulpeja, Asturian vulpeya, Catalan volpell, Occitan volpìlh, Middle French goupil, Old Italian volpiglio.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡowˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡoʊ̯ˈpe.ʎɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡowˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡoʊ̯ˈpe.ʎɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡowˈpe.ʎa/ [ɡoʊ̯ˈpe.ʎa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡolˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ/ [ɡoɫˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ], /ɡɔlˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ/ [ɡɔɫˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡolˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ/ [ɡoɫˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ], /ɡɔlˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ/ [ɡɔɫˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡolˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡoɫˈpe.ʎɐ], /ɡɔlˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡɔɫˈpe.ʎɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡolˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡoɫˈpe.ʎɐ], /ɡɔlˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡɔɫˈpe.ʎɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡolˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡoɫˈpe.ʎɐ], /ɡɔlˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡɔɫˈpe.ʎɐ]

• Hyphenation: gol‧pe‧lha

Noun

golpelha f (plural golpelhas)

1. red fox

   Synonym: raposa