lisca
See also: lišća
Galician
Etymology
Perhaps from Germanic, or either from a substrate language.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈliskɐ]
Noun
lisca f (plural liscas)
- chip; splinter; shaving
- Synonyms: labra, lasca, para
References
- “lisca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “lisca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “lisca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “lasca”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin līsca, possibly from a Germanic source; see French laîche. Compare German Liesch, Luxembourgish Lëtsch (“reed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.ska/
- Rhymes: -iska
- Hyphenation: lì‧sca
Noun
lisca f (plural lische)
- fishbone (individual, or the complete spine)
- (textiles) shive, i.e. fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp
Further reading
- lisca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- lasci, salci, scali