cebollino

Spanish

Etymology

From cebolla +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix), from Latin cēpa, whence English chive.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /θeboˈʝino/ [θe.β̞oˈʝi.no] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /θeboˈʎino/ [θe.β̞oˈʎi.no] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /seboˈʃino/ [se.β̞oˈʃi.no] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /seboˈʒino/ [se.β̞oˈʒi.no] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: ce‧bo‧lli‧no

Noun

cebollino m (plural cebollinos)

  1. chive
  2. spring onion

Further reading

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