lixa

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) sandpaper (paper coated with abrasive material)
2. (feminine) nail file (small file used to file fingernails and toenails)
3. (feminine) any dogfish shark characterised by rough skin

Verb

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

lixar

1. (transitive) to sand (with sandpaper)
2. (transitive) to polish
3. (colloquial) to screw up, to ruin
4. (colloquial, pronominal) to get screwed up, to be in difficulties

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Concepts

sandpaper

file

emery

abrasive

glasspaper

emery paper

abrasive paper

Synonyms

lima

Translations

carta vetrata

papier de verre

paper de vidre

zımpara

llima

Sandpapier

λίμα

lima

lija

papel de lija

Schleifpapier

fichage

Feile

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈli.ʃɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: lijar

Cognate with Italian: lisciare

In summary

Unknown; see lixar (“to sand”). Probably related to Spanish lijar (“to sand”) or Italian lisciare (“to smooth”).