platillo volador

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /plaˌtiʝo bolaˈdoɾ/ [plaˌt̪i.ʝo β̞o.laˈð̞oɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /plaˌtiʎo bolaˈdoɾ/ [plaˌt̪i.ʎo β̞o.laˈð̞oɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /plaˌtiʃo bolaˈdoɾ/ [plaˌt̪i.ʃo β̞o.laˈð̞oɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /plaˌtiʒo bolaˈdoɾ/ [plaˌt̪i.ʒo β̞o.laˈð̞oɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: pla‧ti‧llo vo‧la‧dor

Noun

platillo volador m (plural platillos voladores)

  1. flying saucer (disc-shaped unidentified flying object)
    Synonym: platillo volante

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