perifollo

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peɾiˈfoʝo/ [pe.ɾiˈfo.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /peɾiˈfoʎo/ [pe.ɾiˈfo.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peɾiˈfoʃo/ [pe.ɾiˈfo.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peɾiˈfoʒo/ [pe.ɾiˈfo.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -oʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -oʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -oʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -oʒo

Syllabification: pe‧ri‧fo‧llo

Noun

perifollo m (plural perifollos)

chervil
Synonyms: cerefolio, perifolio
(colloquial) excessive adornment, frippery

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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