olivillo

Spanish

Etymology

From olivo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oliˈbiʝo/ [o.liˈβ̞i.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /oliˈbiʎo/ [o.liˈβ̞i.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oliˈbiʃo/ [o.liˈβ̞i.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oliˈbiʒo/ [o.liˈβ̞i.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: o‧li‧vi‧llo

Noun

olivillo m (plural olivillos)

any of a number of plants

Further reading

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

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