xisto

See also: Xisto

Galician

Noun

xisto m (plural xistos)

1. schist
2. shale

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• schisto (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from French schiste, from Ancient Greek σχιστός (skhistós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃis.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃis.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃis.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiʃ.tu/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtu
• Hyphenation: xis‧to

Noun

xisto m (plural xistos)

1. (petrology) schist; shale (a metamorphic rock)