lúpulo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lupulus. Compare Italian luppolo and Spanish lúpulo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.pu.lu/

• Rhymes: -upulu
• Hyphenation: lú‧pu‧lo

Noun

lúpulo m (plural lúpulos)

1. (botany) hop (plant whose flowers are used in ale brewing, Humulus lupulus)

   Synonym: pé-de-galo

Further reading

• “lúpulo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “lúpulo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin lupulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlupulo/ [ˈlu.pu.lo]
• Rhymes: -upulo
• Syllabification: lú‧pu‧lo

Noun

lúpulo m (plural lúpulos)

1. hop plant

   Synonym: hombrecillo

Further reading

• “lúpulo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28