polvillo

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Spanish

Etymology

From polvo (dust) +‎ -illo (diminutive suffix).

Noun

polvillo m (plural polvillos)

  1. dust
    • 2017 September, “El residente de Miami que se enteró por redes sociales que el huracán Irma voló el techo entero de su casa”, in El Universo:
      El momento en que el techo de su residencia en Miami se desprendió como una hoja de papel, dejando una estela de polvillo y aterrizando sobre otras dos casas fue difundido en un video replicado cientos de miles de veces en redes sociales.
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  2. (Latin America) blight (plant disease)

Descendants

  • Portuguese: polvilho

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