asperilla

Spanish

Etymology

From áspera +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix),[1] from Latin asper.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aspeˈɾiʝa/ [as.peˈɾi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aspeˈɾiʎa/ [as.peˈɾi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aspeˈɾiʃa/ [as.peˈɾi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aspeˈɾiʒa/ [as.peˈɾi.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: as‧pe‧ri‧lla

Noun

asperilla f (plural asperillas)

woodruff

References

Pountain, A History of the Spanish Language through Texts

Further reading

“asperilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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