papelote
Portuguese, noun/pa.peˈlɔ.t͡ʃi/
papelote is spelled P-A-P-E-L-O-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese, the 123,299th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papelote is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “wrapped paper used by women to curl the hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of papel. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “, pequeno embrulho com droga em pó”.
What does papelote mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of papel
- 2
masculinewrapped paper used by women to curl the hair
- 3
masculinehairstyle made in such a way
- 4
masculinepiece of paper used to wrap small amounts of drugs such as cocaine
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. , pequeno embrulho com droga em pó
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of papelote
- papelotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce papelote?
- Brazil /pa.peˈlɔ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /pɐ.pɨˈlɔ.tɨ/
- Portugal /pɐ.pɨ.ˈlɔ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is papelote in Portuguese?
papelote appears about once in every 17 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).