pimpollo

Spanish

Etymology

From pino (“pine”) +‎ pollo (“chicken”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pimˈpoʝo/ [pĩmˈpo.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /pimˈpoʎo/ [pĩmˈpo.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pimˈpoʃo/ [pĩmˈpo.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pimˈpoʒo/ [pĩmˈpo.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: pim‧po‧llo

Noun

pimpollo m (plural pimpollos)

(agriculture) a seedling
(forestry) a pine tree sapling
(forestry) a young tree
(botany) a new stem either soft or wooden
(botany) a nearly blossomed rose flower
a very handsome, gallant, and graceful boy or young man

See also

pimpollo de oro
pimpolla
pimpollito
pimpollita

Further reading

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

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