madrepérola
Portuguese
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)
- mother-of-pearl
Synonyms
- nácar