smirgo

Esperanto

Etymology

Probably from German Schmirgel, from Italian smeriglio, ultimately from Ancient Greek σμύρῐς (smúris, “emery powder”), from a Semitic language. Compare Polish szmergiel, Czech smirek, Finnish smirgeli, Swedish smärgel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsmirɡo]
Rhymes: -irɡo
Hyphenation: smir‧go

Noun

smirgo (accusative singular smirgon, plural smirgoj, accusative plural smirgojn)

(mineralogy) emery

Derived terms

smirga papero (“sandpaper”)

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