gargantilla

Spanish

Etymology

From garganta +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾɡanˈtiʝa/ [ɡaɾ.ɣ̞ãn̪ˈt̪i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾɡanˈtiʎa/ [ɡaɾ.ɣ̞ãn̪ˈt̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾɡanˈtiʃa/ [ɡaɾ.ɣ̞ãn̪ˈt̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾɡanˈtiʒa/ [ɡaɾ.ɣ̞ãn̪ˈt̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: gar‧gan‧ti‧lla

Noun

gargantilla f (plural gargantillas)

  1. choker (necklace)
    • 2015 July 18, “Las joyas dulces de Natalia Granada”, in El País‎[1]:
      La seda de India es la materia prima de las gargantillas de la serie Flor salvaje formadas por cordones cosidos a mano y rematados con botones antiguos.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: gargantilha

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