martillo pilón

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /maɾˌtiʝo piˈlon/ [maɾˌt̪i.ʝo piˈlõn] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /maɾˌtiʎo piˈlon/ [maɾˌt̪i.ʎo piˈlõn] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /maɾˌtiʃo piˈlon/ [maɾˌt̪i.ʃo piˈlõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /maɾˌtiʒo piˈlon/ [maɾˌt̪i.ʒo piˈlõn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: mar‧ti‧llo pi‧lón

Noun

martillo pilón m (plural martillos pilón)

  1. a mechanical pounding tool where a heavy mass moves vertically; a steam or power hammer

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