smirgo

Esperanto

Etymology

Probably from German Schmirgel, from Italian smeriglio, ultimately from Ancient Greek σμύρῐς (smúris, “emery powder”), from a Semitic language. Compare Polish szmergiel, Czech smirek, Finnish smirgeli, Swedish smärgel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsmirɡo]
• Rhymes: -irɡo
• Hyphenation: smir‧go

Noun

smirgo (accusative singular smirgon, plural smirgoj, accusative plural smirgojn)

1. (mineralogy) emery

Derived terms

• smirga papero (“sandpaper”)