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escobilla.

brush

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/eskoˈbiʝa/[es.koˈβ̞i.ʝa]/eskoˈbiʝa/[es.koˈβ̞i.ʝa]
  1. brush

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish escoba Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish escobilla From escoba (“broom”) + -illa (diminutive ending).

noun/eskoˈbiʝa/[es.koˈβ̞i.ʝa]/eskoˈbiʝa/[es.koˈβ̞i.ʝa]
  1. filings

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps borrowed from Occitan escobilha, from Early Medieval Latin scōpīlia. First attested in Antonio de Nebrija. Cf. Portuguese escovilha.

verb/eskoˈbiʝa/[es.koˈβ̞i.ʝa]/eskoˈbiʝa/[es.koˈβ̞i.ʝa]
  1. inflection of escobillar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of escobillar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish escoba Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish escobilla From escoba (“broom”) + -illa (diminutive ending).

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