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isqueiro

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Galician

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Etymology

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Circa 1300. From isca +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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isqueiro m (plural isqueiros)

  1. small container for tinder
    • c. 1300, R. Martínez López, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Publicacións de Archivum, page 220:
      y achou cõ aquel arco hum estormento, et seu esqueyro, et sua ysca, et seu pedernal em el
      there he found, together with that bow, a tinderbox, with its tinder container, its tinder, and its flint inside it

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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    From isca (tinder) + -eiro. Compare Spanish yesquero.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    isqueiro m (plural isqueiros)

    1. lighter (fire making device)
      Synonyms: acendedor, avil

    Descendants

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    • Tetum: iskeiru

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