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perla.

pearl

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpeɾla/[ˈpeɾ.la]

  1. pearl

    feminine

  2. bead

    feminine

  3. pall

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown, but cognate with Italian perla, French perle and Portuguese pérola. See pearl. The usual Latin word for a pearl was margarīta.

noun/ˈpeɾla/[ˈpeɾ.la]

  1. a small size of type, standardized as 4 or 5 point

    dated · feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French perle, the name given by Jean Jannon to the type used in his miniature editions of Vergil, Horace, & the New Testament in the 1620s, which were the smallest printed works to his time.

verb/ˈpeɾla/[ˈpeɾ.la]

  1. inflection of perlar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of perlar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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