pedernal

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Spanish

Etymology

From earlier pedrenal, from Latin petrinus (from petra (“stone”)), with the suffix -al.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pedeɾˈnal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pe‧der‧nal

Noun

pedernal m (plural pedernales)

  1. flint
    Synonym: piedra

References

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

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