scaglia

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) scale (keratin piece covering the skin of reptiles and fishes)
2. (feminine) flake, sliver
3. (feminine) splinter

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of scagliare:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of scagliare:

Concepts

scale

flake

sliver

scales

scrap

shaving

bit

splinter

chip

fleck

Synonyms

squama

scheggia

frammento

frantume

pezzettino

scaglietta

briciola

gretola

brandello

Translations

éclat

écaille

escama

escama

λέπι

Schuppe

astilla

lasca

schub

viruta

écharde

Ruschel

Ruschschuppe

ince tabaka

Hyphenated as

scà‧glia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskaʎ.ʎa/

Etymology

From Frankish *skallija (“scale, shell”), from Proto-Germanic *skaljō (“scale, shell, husk”) ( > English shell), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut, part, sunder, split, divide”). Compare French écaille, Sicilian scagghia.