bombillo

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of bombo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bomˈbiʝo/ [bõmˈbi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /bomˈbiʎo/ [bõmˈbi.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bomˈbiʃo/ [bõmˈbi.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bomˈbiʒo/ [bõmˈbi.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

Syllabification: bom‧bi‧llo

Noun

bombillo m (plural bombillos)

(Central America, Colombia) light bulb, light globe
Synonyms: bombilla, ampolleta

Descendants

→ Ye'kwana: womjiiyu

Further reading

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

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