tomillo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *thymellus, diminutive of Latin thymus, from Ancient Greek θύμος (thúmos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /toˈmiʝo/ [t̪oˈmi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /toˈmiʎo/ [t̪oˈmi.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /toˈmiʃo/ [t̪oˈmi.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /toˈmiʒo/ [t̪oˈmi.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: to‧mi‧llo

Noun

tomillo m (plural tomillos)

thyme

Derived terms

Descendants

→? Catalan: tomello
→ Portuguese: tomilho

Further reading

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

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