shardnounmasculine/ɨʃ.ti.ˈʎɐ.su/mediumes·ti·lha·coPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA sharp fragment or splinter of a brittle substance, especially glass or metal.He carefully picked up the shards of the broken vase.Shards of shrapnel were embedded in the wall.synsplinterfragmentshardCommon collocationsglass shardsshrapnel shardsflying shardsshards of metalEtymologyDerivação regressiva de 'estilhaçar'.Related wordsestilhaçarestilhaçamentoestilhaçoestilhaçado