estilha
Portuguese, noun/isˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/
estilha is spelled E-S-T-I-L-H-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written Portuguese, the 213,834th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estilha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “splinter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “lasca de madeira”.
What does estilha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesplinter
- 2
femininechip
- 3
femininefragment
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lasca de madeira 2. fragmento, estilhaço
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of estilha
- estilhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estilha?
- Brazil /isˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/
- Brazil /esˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/
- /iʃˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is estilha in Portuguese?
estilha appears about once in every 59 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).