esmeril
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek σμύρις (smúris), possibly via Italian smeriglio.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
esmeril m (plural esmerils)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “esmeril” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Old Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Old French esmeril, from Old Italian smeriglio, ultimately from Ancient Greek σμύρις (smúris).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
esmeril m (usually uncountable)
- emery
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 25v:
- Et ſi la pulen con el poluo daquella piedra que llaman en arauigo azumberic que es ala que nos dezimos eſmeril. eſclareſce ya quanto ⁊ fazes fremoſa.
- And if it is polished with the powder of the stone called azumberic in Arabic, the one we call emery, it brightens and becomes beautiful.
Descendants edit
- Spanish: esmeril
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: es‧me‧ril
Noun edit
esmeril m (plural esmeris)
- grinder (tool with a spinning abrasive disc)
- bench grinder
- Synonym: motoesmeril
Further reading edit
- “esmeril” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “esmeril” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “esmeril” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “esmeril” in Dicionário Online de Português.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
esmeril m (plural esmeriles)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “esmeril”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish esmeril (“emery”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
esmeril (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜎ᜔)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “esmeril” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “esmeril”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018