espinillo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espinillo

Noun

espinillo (plural espinillos)

  1. Vachellia caven, a South American tree.

Spanish

Etymology

From espino +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /espiˈniʝo/ [es.piˈni.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /espiˈniʎo/ [es.piˈni.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /espiˈniʃo/ [es.piˈni.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /espiˈniʒo/ [es.piˈni.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: es‧pi‧ni‧llo

Noun

espinillo m (plural espinillos)

  1. gorse

Further reading

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