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pencil

(Anglès)

Freqüència

C1
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈpɛnsəl/
Etimologia (Anglès)

From Anglo-Norman and Old French pincil (see the variant pincel, which gave rise to Modern French pinceau (“paintbrush”)), from Latin pēnicillum, diminutive of pēniculus (“brush”), itself a diminutive of pēnis (“tail; penis”). Not related to pen.

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