estribillo

Spanish

Etymology

From estribo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /estɾiˈbiʝo/ [es.t̪ɾiˈβ̞i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /estɾiˈbiʎo/ [es.t̪ɾiˈβ̞i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /estɾiˈbiʃo/ [es.t̪ɾiˈβ̞i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /estɾiˈbiʒo/ [es.t̪ɾiˈβ̞i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: es‧tri‧bi‧llo

Noun

estribillo m (plural estribillos)

  1. refrain, chorus
    Synonym: refrán
  2. saying
    Synonym: refrán

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