portillo

See also: Portillo

Spanish

Etymology

From puerta +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /poɾˈtiʝo/ [poɾˈt̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /poɾˈtiʎo/ [poɾˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /poɾˈtiʃo/ [poɾˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /poɾˈtiʒo/ [poɾˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: por‧ti‧llo

Noun

portillo m (plural portillos)

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    • 2015 September 16, “Una triple crisis europea”, in El País‎[1]:
      Decenas de miles de personas se hallan deambulando entre Grecia y los Balcanes a la espera de encontrar el portillo hacia un país que les acepte como asilados.
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