cerrillo

Spanish

Etymology

From cerro +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /θeˈriʝo/ [θeˈri.ʝo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /θeˈriʎo/ [θeˈri.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /seˈriʃo/ [seˈri.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /seˈriʒo/ [seˈri.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: ce‧rri‧llo

Noun

cerrillo m (plural cerrillos)

  1. diminutive of cerro
  2. common thatching grass, Hyparrhenia hirta.

Further reading

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