Etymology

From Old Portuguese golpella, from Vulgar Latin *vulpicla, contraction of Latin vulpēcula ‎(“fox kit”), diminutive of vulpēs ‎(“fox”), from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p ~ *h₂ulp ‎(“(red) fox”). Cognate with Spanish vulpeja, Asturian vulpeya, Occitan volpìlh, Middle French goupil, Old Italian volpiglio.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡoɫ.ˈpe(j).ʎɐ/, /ɡoɫ.ˈpɐ(j).ʎɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡow.ˈpe.ʎɐ/
• Hyphenation: gol‧pe‧lha