pitela

Unknown. Either from pito +‎ -ela, or related to French petit.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /piˈtɛla̝/

pitela m (plural pitelas)

1. splinter

   Synonyms: escádea, esterpe, pitelo

2. sliver

   Synonym: guizo

3. (games) game similar to pitching pennies where players throw coins at a grounded sliver

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pitela”, 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), “pitela”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pitela”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN