golpelha

Portuguese
golpelha

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese golpella, from Latin vulpēcula (“fox kit”), diminutive of vulpēs (“fox”), from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”). Cognate with Spanish vulpeja, Asturian vulpeya, Catalan volpell, Occitan volpìlh, Middle French goupil, Old Italian volpiglio.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡowˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡoʊ̯ˈpe.ʎɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡowˈpe.ʎa/ [ɡoʊ̯ˈpe.ʎa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡolˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ/ [ɡoɫˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ], /ɡɔlˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ/ [ɡɔɫˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡolˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡoɫˈpe.ʎɐ], /ɡɔlˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡɔɫˈpe.ʎɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡolˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡoɫˈpe.ʎɐ], /ɡɔlˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡɔɫˈpe.ʎɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡolˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡoɫˈpe.ʎɐ], /ɡɔlˈpe.ʎɐ/ [ɡɔɫˈpe.ʎɐ]

  • Hyphenation: gol‧pe‧lha

Noun

golpelha f (plural golpelhas)

  1. red fox
    Synonym: raposa
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