madrepérola

Portuguese

madrepérola

Etymology

madre (“mother”) +‎ pérola (“pearl”). Calque of Italian madreperla.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ma.ðɾɨ.ˈpɛ.ɾu.lɐ/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧dre‧pé‧ro‧la

Noun

madrepérola f (plural madrepérolas)

  1. mother-of-pearl

Synonyms

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