granillo

Spanish

Etymology

From grano +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈniʝo/ [ɡɾaˈni.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈniʎo/ [ɡɾaˈni.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈniʃo/ [ɡɾaˈni.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈniʒo/ [ɡɾaˈni.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: gra‧ni‧llo

Noun

granillo m (plural granillos)

  1. diminutive of grano

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