terçol
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *tertiolus, from Latin tertius.[1] It may have been confused with a different word, hordeolus, which was the source of its Romance language equivalents, such as Spanish orzuelo, Italian orzaiolo, Catalan urçol, Romanian urcior. Compare also Galician tirizó.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ter‧çol
Noun edit
terçol m (plural terçóis)
- (colloquial) stye (bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid)