ternilla

Spanish

Etymology

From tierno +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /teɾˈniʝa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /teɾˈniʎa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /teɾˈniʃa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /teɾˈniʒa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: ter‧ni‧lla

Noun

ternilla f (plural ternillas)

(anatomy) cartilage
Synonym: cartílago

Derived terms

Related terms

tierna

Further reading

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

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