botoncillo

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /botonˈθiʝo/ [bo.t̪õn̟ˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /botonˈθiʎo/ [bo.t̪õn̟ˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /botonˈsiʃo/ [bo.t̪õnˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /botonˈsiʒo/ [bo.t̪õnˈsi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: bo‧ton‧ci‧llo

Noun

botoncillo m (plural botoncillos)

  1. any member of a number of plant species:
    1. Anacyclus clavatus (white anacyclus)
    2. Anacyclus radiatus
    3. Centaurea cyanus (cornflower, bachelor's button)
    4. Sphagneticola trilobata (Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye)

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