palillona

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /paliˈʝona/ [pa.liˈʝo.na] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /paliˈʎona/ [pa.liˈʎo.na] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /paliˈʃona/ [pa.liˈʃo.na] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /paliˈʒona/ [pa.liˈʒo.na] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Syllabification: pa‧li‧llo‧na

Noun

palillona f (plural palillonas)

  1. (Honduras) majorette
    Synonyms: bastonera, cachiporrista (El Salvador)

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