cerda

Meaning

bristle (stiff or coarse hair)

Concepts

bristle

bristles

Translations

Borste

cerda

setole

هلب

cerra

soies

setola

sert kıl

poil

pelo ispido

barba corta ispida

stoppel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛʁ.dɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: cerda

Cognate with Italian: setola

In summary

From Late Latin setula, diminutive of Latin sēta, saeta (“thick hair”). Compare Spanish cerda, Italian setola (“bristle”).