xisto

See also: Xisto

Galician edit

Noun edit

xisto m (plural xistos)

schist
shale

Portuguese edit

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

xisto

Alternative forms edit

schisto (superseded)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French schiste, from Ancient Greek σχιστός (skhistós).

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃis.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiʃ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃis.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiʃ.tu/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -istu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtu
Hyphenation: xis‧to

Noun edit

xisto m (plural xistos)

(petrology) schist; shale (a metamorphic rock)

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