dossel

English

Etymology

Old French dossel.

Noun

dossel (plural dossels)

1. Alternative form of dorsal (“a hanging or canopy”).

Anagrams

• dosels

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dosel, from Catalan dosser.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /doˈsɛw/ [doˈsɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈsɛl/ [duˈsɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈsɛl/ [duˈsɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈsɛ.li/

• Hyphenation: dos‧sel

Noun

dossel m (plural dosséis)

1. dossal, dossel
2. canopy

Further reading

• “dossel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “dossel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025