trompetilla

Spanish

Etymology

From trompeta +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /tɾompeˈtiʝa/ [t̪ɾõm.peˈt̪i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /tɾompeˈtiʎa/ [t̪ɾõm.peˈt̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /tɾompeˈtiʃa/ [t̪ɾõm.peˈt̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /tɾompeˈtiʒa/ [t̪ɾõm.peˈt̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: trom‧pe‧ti‧lla

Noun

trompetilla f (plural trompetillas)

  1. diminutive of trompeta
  2. ear trumpet
  3. firecracker bush, Bouvardia ternifolia

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