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esquirla

  • [esˈkiɾla]

Rhymes with iɾ.la

Where it comes from

Se documenta por primera vez en 1834. Del francés esquille, del latín schidia.

noun esquirlas

  1. plural Astilla de hueso desprendida de éste por caries o por fractura.
  2. plural Por extensión, astilla que se desprende de una piedra o cristal.
  3. Metralla (fragmento de un artefacto explosivo).

In English

  • splinter fragment of material
  • sliver long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment
  • burr sliver or splinter
  • shard piece of glass or pottery

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"esquirla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/esquirla. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

esquirla. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/esquirla

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"esquirla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/esquirla.

BibTeX
@misc{esquirla_2026,
  title = {esquirla},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/esquirla},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}