astilla
/asˈtiʝa/ · B2 · noun · f
splinter
🪵 astilla ≈ a-STILL-a: a splinter stays STILL in your finger until pulled out
Sound hook: as-TEE-ya contains STILL, like a splinter lodged and stuck in skin. It comes from Latin astula, a small chip of wood. Small wood chips are also what you use as kindling to start a fire.