pólvora

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pólvora, from Old Catalan pólvora, from Latin pulvis, pulveris.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɫ.vu.ɾɐ/
  • Hyphenation: pól‧vo‧ra

Noun

pólvora f (plural pólvoras)

  1. gunpowder, powder

Spanish

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Old Catalan pólvora (only first attested in Spanish around 1350[1]), from older pólvera, from Vulgar Latin *pŭlvĕra[2], from Latin pulvis, pulveris. Compare also Old Occitan polvera, poldra, porba, French poudre.

Noun

pólvora f (plural pólvoras)

  1. gunpowder

References

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