camotillo

Spanish

Etymology

From camote +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kamoˈtiʝo/ [ka.moˈt̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kamoˈtiʎo/ [ka.moˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kamoˈtiʃo/ [ka.moˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kamoˈtiʒo/ [ka.moˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: ca‧mo‧ti‧llo

Noun

camotillo m (plural camotillos)

  1. (Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) Zamia loddigesii

Further reading

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