escaiola

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

The GDLC derive it from Mozarabic 'iškaylûla, diminutive of escalla, from Late Latin scandula (type of wheat).[1] (Compare Spanish escanda (emmer wheat).) The DCVB derive it from Late Latin ēscāriola (endive plant), also the source of Catalan escarola.[2]

Noun

escaiola f (plural escaioles)

  1. (botany) canary grass

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian scagliola.

Noun

escaiola f (plural escaioles)

  1. (architecture) scagliola (plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc.)
  2. (architecture) plaster, render
    Synonym: guix

Further reading

  1. ^ escaiola”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
  2. ^ “escaiola” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scagliola.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kajˈɔ.lɐ/ [is.kaɪ̯ˈɔ.lɐ], /es.kajˈɔ.lɐ/ [es.kaɪ̯ˈɔ.lɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kajˈɔ.lɐ/ [iʃ.kaɪ̯ˈɔ.lɐ], /eʃ.kajˈɔ.lɐ/ [eʃ.kaɪ̯ˈɔ.lɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kajˈɔ.la/ [es.kaɪ̯ˈɔ.la]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kajˈɔ.lɐ/

Noun

escaiola f (plural escaiolas)

  1. (architecture) scagliola (plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc.)

Further reading