grillete

Spanish

Etymology

From grillo +‎ -ete (diminutive).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾiˈʝete/ [ɡɾiˈʝe.t̪e] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾiˈʎete/ [ɡɾiˈʎe.t̪e] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾiˈʃete/ [ɡɾiˈʃe.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾiˈʒete/ [ɡɾiˈʒe.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: gri‧lle‧te

Noun

grillete m (plural grilletes)

  1. shackle
  2. (in the plural) jougs

Further reading

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