esmeril

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əz.məˈɾil]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ez.meˈɾil]

Noun

esmeril m (plural esmerils)

1. emery

Derived terms

• esmerilar
• paper esmeril

Further reading

• “esmeril”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ezmeˈɾil/

Noun

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.

Descendants

• Spanish: esmeril

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.meˈɾiw/ [iz.meˈɾiʊ̯], /ez.meˈɾiw/ [ez.meˈɾiʊ̯]

• (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]

• (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

esmeril m (plural esmeris)

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

   Synonym: motoesmeril

Further reading

• “esmeril”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “esmeril”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “esmeril”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “esmeril”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

esmeril m (plural esmeriles)

1. (mineralogy) emery

Derived terms

• esmeril angular
• esmeril de banco

Further reading

• “esmeril”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esmeril (“emery”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔesˈmeɾil/ [ʔɛsˈmɛː.ɾɪl]
• Rhymes: -eɾil
• Syllabification: es‧me‧ril

Noun

esmeril (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜎ᜔)

1. (mineralogy) emery

See also

• liha

Further reading

• “esmeril”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “esmeril”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018