acerico
Spanish
Alternative forms
- acerillo (obsolete)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aθeˈɾiko/ [a.θeˈɾi.ko] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /aseˈɾiko/ [a.seˈɾi.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iko
- Syllabification: a‧ce‧ri‧co
Noun
acerico m (plural acericos)
- small pillow
- pincushion
- Synonyms: agujero, alfiletero, almohadilla
Further reading
- “acerico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024