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esmeril

Catalan

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek σμύρις (smúris), possibly via Italian smeriglio.

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Noun

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esmeril m (plural esmerils)

  1. emery

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From Old French esmeril, from Old Italian smeriglio, ultimately from Ancient Greek σμύρις (smúris).

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esmeril m (usually uncountable)

  1. 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.

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  • Spanish: esmeril

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /iz.meˈɾiw/ [iz.meˈɾiʊ̯], /ez.meˈɾiw/ [ez.meˈɾiʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʒ.meˈɾiw/ [iʒ.meˈɾiʊ̯], /eʒ.meˈɾiw/ [eʒ.meˈɾiʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ez.meˈɾiw/ [ez.meˈɾiʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʒ.mɨˈɾil/ [(i)ʒ.mɨˈɾiɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʒ.mɨˈɾi.li/

  • Hyphenation: es‧me‧ril
 
A bench grinder working

Noun

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esmeril m (plural esmeris)

  1. grinder (tool with a spinning abrasive disc)
  2. bench grinder
    Synonym: motoesmeril

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Spanish

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  • IPA(key): /esmeˈɾil/ [ez.meˈɾil]
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: es‧me‧ril

Noun

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esmeril m (plural esmeriles)

  1. (mineralogy) emery

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish esmeril (“emery”).

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esmeril (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. (mineralogy) emery

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