frutilla

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of fruta

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /fɾuˈtiʝa/ [fɾuˈt̪i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /fɾuˈtiʎa/ [fɾuˈt̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /fɾuˈtiʃa/ [fɾuˈt̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /fɾuˈtiʒa/ [fɾuˈt̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
 

  • Syllabification: fru‧ti‧lla

Noun

frutilla f (plural frutillas)

  1. (Andes, Southern Cone) strawberry
    Synonym: fresa
  2. (Costa Rica, Honduras) trichina
    1. (Costa Rica) trichinosis
  3. (Chile) Rubus geoides

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