astilloso

Spanish

Etymology

From astilla (“splinter”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /astiˈʝoso/ [as.t̪iˈʝo.so] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /astiˈʎoso/ [as.t̪iˈʎo.so] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /astiˈʃoso/ [as.t̪iˈʃo.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /astiˈʒoso/ [as.t̪iˈʒo.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: as‧ti‧llo‧so

Adjective

astilloso (feminine astillosa, masculine plural astillosos, feminine plural astillosas)

  1. splintery, easily splintered, subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces

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