espinillo

Spanish

Etymology

From espino +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /espiˈniʝo/ [es.piˈni.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /espiˈniʎo/ [es.piˈni.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /espiˈniʃo/ [es.piˈni.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /espiˈniʒo/ [es.piˈni.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: es‧pi‧ni‧llo

Noun

espinillo m (plural espinillos)

gorse

Further reading

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

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