See also: resquício

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish rescrieço,[1] Vulgar Latin *excrepitiare, from crepitiare, crepō.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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resquicio m (plural resquicios)

  1. the opening between the door and doorjamb
  2. cleft, crack, slit, crevice (thin long opening)
  3. hint; glimmer; dash; modicum (small amount)
  4. (colloquial) opportunity, chance
  5. (Venezuela) rest, remainder
  6. (Venezuela) trace

References

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  1. ^ resquicio”, 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
  2. ^ etimologias.dechile.net[1], (Can we date this quote?)

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