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lapiseira.

mechanical pencil (pencil that uses a mechanism to dispense refillable lead)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/la.piˈze(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[la.piˈze(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/lɐ.piˈzɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal/lɐ.piˈzej.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. mechanical pencil (pencil that uses a mechanism to dispense refillable lead)

    feminine
  2. pencil case

    feminine
  3. pencil sharpener

    Northeast-Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lep-? Proto-Italic *lapets Latin lapisbor. Italian lapisbor. Portuguese lápis Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -āria Old Galician-Portuguese -eira Portuguese -eira Portuguese lapiseira From lápis (“pencil”) + -eira.

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