estiércol
Spanish
Etymology
Found in early Old Spanish (10th century) as stiércore (with later dissimilation), from Vulgar Latin stercorem, masculine accusative singular, from stercus (“dung”, neuter)[1] (whence English stercoraceous), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terǵ-, *(s)terḱ-, *(s)treḱ- (“manure, dung; to sully, soil, decay”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtjeɾkol/ [esˈt̪jeɾ.kol]
- Rhymes: -eɾkol
- Syllabification: es‧tiér‧col
Noun
estiércol m (plural estiércoles)
- manure
- Synonym: abono
- dung
Derived terms
- estercolero
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “estiércol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014