colmenilla

Spanish

Etymology

From colmena +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kolmeˈniʝa/ [kol.meˈni.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kolmeˈniʎa/ [kol.meˈni.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kolmeˈniʃa/ [kol.meˈni.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kolmeˈniʒa/ [kol.meˈni.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: col‧me‧ni‧lla

Noun

colmenilla f (plural colmenillas)

  1. morel (edible mushroom of the genus Morchella)
    Synonyms: colmena, morilla, cagarria, múrgol

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