esquírola
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Suggested origins include:
- from Latin schidia (“chip; splinter”);
- Borrowed from French eschille (“splinter”);
- Ancient Greek σκίρος (skíros, “rock flake”) + -ola (“diminutive suffix”);
- Borrowed from Spanish esquirla.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
esquírola f (plural esquírolas)