pergamino

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pergamīnus. Compare Portuguese pergaminho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾɡaˈmino/ [peɾ.ɣ̞aˈmi.no]

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: per‧ga‧mi‧no

Noun

pergamino m (plural pergaminos)

1. parchment (material, made from a polished animal skin, used like paper for writing)

Further reading

• “pergamino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16