pitillera

Spanish

Etymology

From pitillo +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /pitiˈʝeɾa/ [pi.t̪iˈʝe.ɾa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /pitiˈʎeɾa/ [pi.t̪iˈʎe.ɾa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /pitiˈʃeɾa/ [pi.t̪iˈʃe.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /pitiˈʒeɾa/ [pi.t̪iˈʒe.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: pi‧ti‧lle‧ra

Noun

pitillera f (plural pitilleras)

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    • 2015 October 23, “La vida de Lampedusa entre sus 4.000 libros”, in El País‎[1]:
      También en esa primera sala hay objetos personales, como una pitillera de plata, de su aristocrático bisabuelo, Giulio Fabrizio Tomasi, en quien se inspiró para contar la vida del príncipe de Salina, interpretado en la versión cinematográfica de Luchino Visconti por Burt Lancaster.
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