sarpullido

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin serpŭcŭlus,[1] from Latin sĕrpō (to creep, crawl), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌsaɾpuˈʝido/ [ˌsaɾ.puˈʝi.ð̞o] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ˌsaɾpuˈʎido/ [ˌsaɾ.puˈʎi.ð̞o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ˌsaɾpuˈʃido/ [ˌsaɾ.puˈʃi.ð̞o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌsaɾpuˈʒido/ [ˌsaɾ.puˈʒi.ð̞o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ido
  • Syllabification: sar‧pu‧lli‧do

Noun

sarpullido m (plural sarpullidos)

  1. (colloquial) dermatitis, rash (area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin)
    Synonym: erupción
  • sarpullín
  • sarpullir

References

  1. ^ Santiago Segura Munguía (2014) Lexicón [incompleto] etimológico y semántico del Latín y de las voces actuales que proceden de raíces latinas o griegas, Deusto Publicaciones, →ISBN, page 699

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