esmeril

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Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek σμύρις (smúris), possibly via Italian smeriglio.

Pronunciation

Noun

esmeril m (plural esmerils)

  1. emery

Derived terms

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Old Spanish

Etymology

From Old French esmeril, from Old Italian smeriglio, ultimately from Ancient Greek σμύρις (smúris).

Pronunciation

Noun

esmeril m (usually uncountable)

  1. emery
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 25v:
      Et ſi la pulen con el poluo daquella piedra que llaman en arauigo azumberic que es ala que nos dezimos eſmeril. eſclareſce ya quanto ⁊ fazes fremoſa.
      And if it is polished with the powder of the stone called azumberic in Arabic, the one we call emery, it brightens and becomes beautiful.

Descendants

  • Spanish: esmeril

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧me‧ril
A bench grinder working

Noun

esmeril m (plural esmeris)

  1. grinder (tool with a spinning abrasive disc)
  2. bench grinder
    Synonym: motoesmeril

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esmeˈɾil/
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: es‧me‧ril

Noun

esmeril m (plural esmeriles)

  1. (mineralogy) emery

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esmeril (“emery”).

Pronunciation

Noun

esmeril (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. (mineralogy) emery

See also

Further reading

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