pitelo

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [piˈtɛlʊ]

Noun

pitelo m (plural pitelos)

  1. splinter
    Synonyms: escádea, esterpe

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pito”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos