parchment

BrE /ˈpaːtʃmənt/ AmE /ˈpɑːrtʃmənt/

noun en → es

1 DOCUMENT [singular] B2

a piece of paper made from the skin of a goat or sheep, used for writing on in the past

pergamino

Collocations parchment document

  • The ancient parchment was yellow with age.

    El pergamino antiguo estaba amarillento por el tiempo.

2 TEXT [singular] C1

a written document or book made on parchment, especially one that is old and valuable

manuscrito en pergamino

Collocations parchment manuscript

  • The library has a rare parchment containing ancient texts.

    La biblioteca tiene un pergamino raro que contiene textos antiguos.