estilha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish astilla, from Vulgar Latin astella, from Latin astula, variant of assula (splinter). Compare French attelle.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/, /esˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/, /eʃˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈt͡ʃi.ʎa/

  • Hyphenation: es‧ti‧lha

Noun

estilha f (plural estilhas)

  1. splinter
  2. chip
  3. fragment
    Synonym: fragmento

Derived terms