pitela
Galician
Etymology
Unknown. Either from pito + -ela, or related to French petit.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈtɛla̝/
Noun
pitela m (plural pitelas)
- splinter
- Synonyms: escádea, esterpe, pitelo
- sliver
- Synonym: guizo
- (games) game similar to pitching pennies where players throw coins at a grounded sliver
References
- “pitela” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “pitela” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “pitela” 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), “pito”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos