seixo

Meaning

1. (masculine) pebble (small stone)
2. (masculine) pebble (particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter)

Concepts

pebble

boulder

stone

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Synonyms

pedra

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pedregulho

pedrinha

rocha

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calhau

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Translations

galet

caillou

Kieselstein

ciottolo

زیخ

còdol

calculus

roche

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pierre

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βότσαλο

Stein

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sassolino

kevir

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sasso

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈse(j).ʃu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: saxum

Cognate with Galician: seixo

Cognate with Italian: sasso

In summary

From Latin saxum (“a stone”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“cut”). Compare Galician seixo (“stone”) and Italian sasso (“stone”).