nudillera
Spanish
Etymology
From nudillo (“knuckle”) + -era.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nudiˈʝeɾa/ [nu.ð̞iˈʝe.ɾa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /nudiˈʎeɾa/ [nu.ð̞iˈʎe.ɾa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /nudiˈʃeɾa/ [nu.ð̞iˈʃe.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /nudiˈʒeɾa/ [nu.ð̞iˈʒe.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: nu‧di‧lle‧ra
Noun
nudillera f (plural nudilleras)
- brass knuckles
- Synonyms: puño americano, puño de acero, manopla