escachapiollos
Galician
Alternative forms
- cachapiollos, escochapiollos
Etymology
From escachar (“to brit”) + piollo (“louse”): "louse-breaker".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [esˌkat͡ʃapiˈoʎʊ]
Noun
escachapiollos m (invariable)
- (anatomy, informal) thumb
- Synonyms: matapiollos, polgar
Related terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escachapiollos”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escachapiollos”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escachapiollos”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN