pidrizuela

Old Spanish

Etymology

From piedra (“stone”) +‎ -uela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pi.ðɾiˈd͡zwe.la]

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
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