la astilla

splinter, wood chip

a s ˈt i ʝ a
noun · feminine Rare #40,163
splinter, wood chip
SP: Me saqué una astilla del dedo.
EN: I took a splinter out of my finger.

Tengo una astilla clavada en el dedo.

I have a splinter stuck in my finger.

Supongo que de tal palo tal astilla.

I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

— Mystic River (2003)

Tal palo, tal astilla.

Like father, like son.

Tom retiró la astilla del dedo de María.

Tom removed the splinter from María's finger.

De tal palo tal astilla.

A chip off the old block.

Tengo una astilla.

I have a splinter.