chivillo

Spanish

Etymology

From chivo (“kid goat”) +‎ -illo (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈbiʝo/ [t͡ʃiˈβ̞i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈbiʎo/ [t͡ʃiˈβ̞i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈbiʃo/ [t͡ʃiˈβ̞i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈbiʒo/ [t͡ʃiˈβ̞i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: chi‧vi‧llo

Noun

chivillo m (plural chivillos)

  1. (Peru) scrub blackbird (Dives warszewiczi)
    Synonyms: tordo de matorral, zanate matorralero, tordo negro fino
  2. (Peru) jet black
    Synonym: azabache

Further reading

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