escaiola

Meaning

canary grass

Concepts

birdseed

plaster

bird feed

bird food

Translations

Gipsabdruck

Gipsverband

Gipsbinde

Gipsabguss

ingessatura

becchime

mangime

gips

comida de passarinho

escayola

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əs.kəˈjɔ.lə]

Etymology

Borrowed from Mozarabic: 'iškaylûla

Cognate with Spanish: escanda

Borrowed from Italian: scagliola

In summary

The GDLC derive it from Mozarabic 'iškaylûla, diminutive of escalla, from Late Latin scandula (“type of wheat”). (Compare Spanish escanda (“emmer wheat”).) The DCVB derive it from Late Latin ēscāriola (“endive plant”), also the source of Catalan escarola.