varillaje

Spanish

Etymology

From varilla +‎ -aje.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /baɾiˈʝaxe/ [ba.ɾiˈʝa.xe] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /baɾiˈʎaxe/ [ba.ɾiˈʎa.xe] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /baɾiˈʃaxe/ [ba.ɾiˈʃa.xe] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /baɾiˈʒaxe/ [ba.ɾiˈʒa.xe] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -axe
  • Syllabification: va‧ri‧lla‧je

Noun

varillaje m (plural varillajes)

  1. (set of) spokes (of an object, e.g. a fan, whisk, umbrella)

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