polvorilla

Spanish

Etymology

From pólvora +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /polboˈɾiʝa/ [pol.β̞oˈɾi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /polboˈɾiʎa/ [pol.β̞oˈɾi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /polboˈɾiʃa/ [pol.β̞oˈɾi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /polboˈɾiʒa/ [pol.β̞oˈɾi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: pol‧vo‧ri‧lla

Noun

polvorilla m or f by sense (plural polvorillas)

  1. an antsy person; a livewire
    • 2021, Juana Gallardo Díaz, Mi Abuela Americana:
      Santiago, que era un polvorilla, empezó a dar signos de impaciencia
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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