pidrizuela

Old Spanish

Etymology

From piedra (“stone”) +‎ -uela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pidɾiˈd͡zwela/

Noun

pidrizuela f (plural pidrizuelas)

1. diminutive of piedra; a pebble or small stone.
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 27r:

     […] deuel abrir por el uientre & fallara y dos pidrizuelas pequennas de ſennas colores.

     […] he must cut it open by the bowel and inside will find two small stones of different colors.

Descendants

• Spanish: piedrezuela