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papiro.

papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, a plant native to the Nile valley)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈpi.ɾu/Brazil/pɐˈpi.ɾu/Portugal
  1. papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, a plant native to the Nile valley)

    masculine
  2. papyrus (a paper-like material made from the papyrus plant)

    masculine
  3. papyrus (a document written on papyrus)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin papȳrus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papel and pavio.

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