estilete
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian stiletto (“stiletto”), diminutive of stilo (“stylus”), from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (cognate with English stick).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editestilete m (plural estiletes)
- craft knife
- utility knife, box cutter, Stanley knife (tool used to cut)
- Synonym: (Portugal) x-ato
- stiletto (small dagger)
- (botany) stylet, style
- Synonym: estilo
See also
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editestilete m (plural estiletes)
Further reading
edit- “estilete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Categories:
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Italian
- Portuguese terms derived from Italian
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/et͡ʃi
- Rhymes:Portuguese/et͡ʃi/4 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/etɨ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/etɨ/4 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Botany
- pt:Weapons
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ete
- Rhymes:Spanish/ete/4 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Weapons