ballenato

Spanish

Etymology

From ballena +‎ -ato.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /baʝeˈnato/ [ba.ʝeˈna.t̪o] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /baʎeˈnato/ [ba.ʎeˈna.t̪o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /baʃeˈnato/ [ba.ʃeˈna.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /baʒeˈnato/ [ba.ʒeˈna.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: ba‧lle‧na‧to

Noun

ballenato m (plural ballenatos)

  1. whale calf

Further reading

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