arillo

Italian

Noun

arillo m (plural arilli)

(botany) aril

Anagrams

Allori, allori, ollari, rollai

Spanish

Etymology

From aro +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈɾiʝo/ [aˈɾi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /aˈɾiʎo/ [aˈɾi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /aˈɾiʃo/ [aˈɾi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /aˈɾiʒo/ [aˈɾi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: a‧ri‧llo

Noun

arillo m (plural arillos)

wooden ring, usually three to four centimeters wide, used to hold together the clerical collars of ecclesiastics
earring
Synonyms: arete, aro, pendiente, zarcillo

Descendants

→ Cebuano: ariyos
→ Tagalog: arilyos

Further reading

“arillo”, 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