"percal" meaning in Spanish

See percal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /peɾˈkal/, [peɾˈkal] Forms: percales [plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Borrowed from French percale. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|fr|percale}} Borrowed from French percale Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} percal m (plural percales)
  1. (textiles) percale Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-percal-es-noun-59Ozb~PP Categories (other): Textiles, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Textiles Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 60 23 17 Disambiguation of Textiles: 94 3 3 Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
  2. shebang Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-percal-es-noun-yMkQlYF~
  3. (bullfighting) feint of the cape Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-percal-es-noun-RbfHiHWK Categories (other): Bullfighting, Bullfighting Disambiguation of Bullfighting: 0 0 100 Topics: bullfighting, entertainment, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: conocer el percal

Inflected forms

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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French percale.",
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      ],
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        ],
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          "feint",
          "feint"
        ],
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          "cape",
          "cape"
        ]
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        "(bullfighting) feint of the cape"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "lifestyle"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/peɾˈkal/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[peɾˈkal]"
    },
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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    "per‧cal"
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      ]
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      ],
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          "shebang"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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      ],
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          "bullfighting"
        ],
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          "feint",
          "feint"
        ],
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          "cape",
          "cape"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "bullfighting",
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        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/peɾˈkal/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peɾˈkal]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-al"
    }
  ],
  "word": "percal"
}

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