espelho

• espello

Inherited from Vulgar Latin speclum, syncopated form of Latin speculum.

• (Galicia) IPA^(key): /esˈpeʎo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /esˈpeʎʊ/

espelho m (plural espelhos)

1. mirror
2. (figurative) friend, lover

• Fala: espellu, ispellu
• Galician: espello
• Portuguese: espelho

• Universo Cantigas - "espelho"

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espelho, from Vulgar Latin speclum, syncopated form of Latin speculum. Compare Galician espello and Spanish espejo. Doublet of espéculo.

• espêlho (superseded)

• Rhymes: -eʎu
• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧lho

espelho m (plural espelhos)

1. mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside)

   Ela comprou um espelho.

   She bought a mirror.

2. (by extension) any reflective surface
3. (figurative) role model (person who serves as an example)
4. riser (vertical part of a step on a staircase)
5. a protective plate around something, such as an escutcheon around a keyhole or a cover around an electric outlet
6. (geology) a surface of a tectonic plate which has been polished by friction

• Macanese: ispêlo
• Papiamentu: spil

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧lho

espelho

1. first-person singular present indicative of espelhar