chilillo

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈliʝo/ [t͡ʃiˈli.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈliʎo/ [t͡ʃiˈli.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈliʃo/ [t͡ʃiˈli.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈliʒo/ [t͡ʃiˈli.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
 

  • Syllabification: chi‧li‧llo

Noun

chilillo m (plural chilillos)

  1. (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico) a kind of whip
  2. (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica) a stick

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