cerilla
/θeˈɾiʝa/ · B2 · noun · f
match
🔥 cerilla ≈ little cera (wax): a small wax stick that lights, like a match
From Spanish cera (wax) + the diminutive -illa, so literally little wax thing. Early matches and tapers were wax-coated, and earwax (cera del oído) shares the same wax root, which explains all four meanings.