conejillo de Indias

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /koneˌxiʝo de ˈindjas/ [ko.neˌxi.ʝo ð̞e ˈĩn̪.d̪jas] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /koneˌxiʎo de ˈindjas/ [ko.neˌxi.ʎo ð̞e ˈĩn̪.d̪jas] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /koneˌxiʃo de ˈindjas/ [ko.neˌxi.ʃo ð̞e ˈĩn̪.d̪jas] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /koneˌxiʒo de ˈindjas/ [ko.neˌxi.ʒo ð̞e ˈĩn̪.d̪jas] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: co‧ne‧ji‧llo de In‧dias

Noun

conejillo de Indias m (plural conejillos de Indias)

  1. guinea pig (animal)
    Synonyms: cobayo, cobaya, cuí, cuye, (Andes) cuy, (El Salvador) cuyo, cuyé
  2. guinea pig (volunteer for an experiment)

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