biombo

Meaning

folding screen

Concepts

screen

folding screen

silver screen

projection screen

Synonyms

tela

ecrã

Translations

paravent

pantalla

Schirm

Wandschirm

spanische Wand

Projektionswand

Paravent

Projektionsschirm

écran

image

schermo

paravento

scherm

schut

Pronounced as (IPA)

/biˈõ.bu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese: -

In summary

Etymology tree
Middle Chinese 屏風 /屏风 (beng pjuwng)der.
Japanese 屏風 (byōbu)bor.
Portuguese biombo
Borrowed from Japanese 屏風(びょうぶ) (byōbu, “folding screen”).