Spanish word

pergamino

Pronunciation

IPA/peɾɣaˈmino/

Meaning

  • masculine nounparchment

Example

El museo exhibe un pergamino del siglo XIII.

The museum exhibits a 13th-century parchment.

Illustration for pergamino (parchment)

More examples

Durante la excavación, el equipo logró encontrar un pergamino bien conservado.

During the excavation, the team managed to find a well-preserved parchment.

Core concept

Thin sheets of treated animal hide used as writing surfaces for scrolls and manuscripts.

Common phrases

  • encontrar un pergamino

    find a parchment

  • leer un pergamino

    read a parchment

  • conservar un pergamino

    preserve a parchment

Similar words

papel: Thin material made from processed plant fibers for writing or printing.
documento: Written record created to preserve or communicate information.
hoja: Single thin sheet cut from paper, used as a page or leaf.

Definition in Spanish

Piel de animal tratada y preparada para escribir, usada como soporte para documentos o rollos antiguos.

Word origin

Ultimately from the place name Pergamon via Latin pergamena, Spanish pergamino denotes the prepared skin used as a writing surface.

Usage tips

  • The noun is masculine (el pergamino), and speakers commonly say manuscrito en pergamino rather than using pergamino alone to mean 'a document'.

Other meanings

  • scrollnoun

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