zorrillo

English

Noun

zorrillo (plural zorrillos)

Alternative form of zorillo (“striped skunk”)

Spanish

Etymology

From zorro +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /θoˈriʝo/ [θoˈri.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /θoˈriʎo/ [θoˈri.ʎo]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /soˈriʝo/ [soˈri.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /soˈriʎo/ [soˈri.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /soˈriʃo/ [soˈri.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /soˈriʒo/ [soˈri.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: zo‧rri‧llo

Noun

zorrillo m (plural zorrillos, feminine zorrilla, feminine plural zorrillas)

skunk
Synonyms: chingue, mofeta, zorrin, mapurite
(derogatory, colloquial) a bad-smelling person
(Chile, colloquial) certain truck used in riot control to deliver tear gas

Related terms

zorrilla (“polecat”)

Descendants

→ Portuguese: zorrilho

Further reading

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

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