culebrilla

Spanish

Etymology

From culebra +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kuleˈbɾiʝa/ [ku.leˈβ̞ɾi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kuleˈbɾiʎa/ [ku.leˈβ̞ɾi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kuleˈbɾiʃa/ [ku.leˈβ̞ɾi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kuleˈbɾiʒa/ [ku.leˈβ̞ɾi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: cu‧le‧bri‧lla

Noun

culebrilla f (plural culebrillas)

  1. diminutive of culebra
  2. Shingles (disease)

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