tordillo

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tordylion.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /toɾˈdiʝo/ [t̪oɾˈð̞i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /toɾˈdiʎo/ [t̪oɾˈð̞i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /toɾˈdiʃo/ [t̪oɾˈð̞i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /toɾˈdiʒo/ [t̪oɾˈð̞i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: tor‧di‧llo

Noun

tordillo m (plural tordillos)

  1. hartwort (Tordylium maximum)

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