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Pronunciation
pedernal
flint
pedal
foot-operated lever
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piedra
stone
Pedernal means flint and is related to the Spanish word piedra1 (stone1), as flint is a type of stone.
noun
  1. flint
    A hard, fine-grained rock used to make tools or start fires
    Los antiguos usaban pedernal para hacer herramientas. // The ancients used flint to make tools.