penacho

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pennacchio.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈna.ʃu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈna.ʃu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈna.ʃo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈna.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈna.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈna.t͡ʃu/

• Rhymes: -aʃu, (Northern Portugal) -at͡ʃu
• Hyphenation: pe‧na‧cho

Noun

penacho m (plural penachos)

1. panache (ornamental plume on a hat or helmet)
2. a bird’s tuft

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pennacchio.

Noun

penacho m (plural penachos)

1. tuft (of feathers)
2. feather headdress

Further reading

• “penacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10