Span

Meaning

chip; shaving; clipping (small, usually flat, cut-off piece)

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃpaːn/

Etymology

From Middle High German spān, from Old High German spān (“chip of wood, shaving”), from Proto-West Germanic *spānu (“chip, shaving”). Cognate with Old English spōn (“piece of wood, chip”). More at spoon.