eyalato

Spanish

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ایالت, borrowed from Arabic إِيَالَة (ʔiyāla).

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): /eʝaˈlato/ [e.ʝaˈla.t̪o] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
    • IPA(key): /eʃaˈlato/ [e.ʃaˈla.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
    • IPA(key): /eʒaˈlato/ [e.ʒaˈla.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

    • Rhymes: -ato
    • Syllabification: e‧ya‧la‧to

    Noun

    eyalato m (plural eyalatos)

    1. (historical) eyalet (a former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire)