estilha

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish astilla, from Vulgar Latin astella, from Latin astula, variant of assula (“splinter”). Compare French attelle.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: es‧ti‧lha

Noun

estilha f (plural estilhas)

1. splinter
2. chip
3. fragment

Synonyms

• (fragment): fragmento

Derived terms

• estilhaço
• estilhar