nudillo

Spanish

Etymology

From nudo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nuˈdiʝo/ [nuˈð̞i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /nuˈdiʎo/ [nuˈð̞i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /nuˈdiʃo/ [nuˈð̞i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /nuˈdiʒo/ [nuˈð̞i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: nu‧di‧llo

Noun

nudillo m (plural nudillos)

(anatomy) knuckle
Synonym: artejo

Further reading

“nudillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024