frenillo

Spanish

Etymology

From freno +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /fɾeˈniʝo/ [fɾeˈni.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /fɾeˈniʎo/ [fɾeˈni.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /fɾeˈniʃo/ [fɾeˈni.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /fɾeˈniʒo/ [fɾeˈni.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
 

  • Syllabification: fre‧ni‧llo

Noun

frenillo m (plural frenillos)

  1. (orthodontics, Central America, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay) braces
    Synonyms: frenos, aparatos, aparatos dentales, brackets
  2. frenulum (fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far)
  3. speech disorder
  4. (Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela) bridle of a kite

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