vinagrillo

Spanish

Etymology

From vinagre (“vinegar”) +‎ -illo (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /binaˈɡɾiʝo/ [bi.naˈɣ̞ɾi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /binaˈɡɾiʎo/ [bi.naˈɣ̞ɾi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /binaˈɡɾiʃo/ [bi.naˈɣ̞ɾi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /binaˈɡɾiʒo/ [bi.naˈɣ̞ɾi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: vi‧na‧gri‧llo

Noun

vinagrillo m (plural vinagrillos)

  1. weak vinegar
  2. whip scorpion (order Thelyphonida)
    Synonyms: huiscolote, vinagrón
  3. (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Rioplatense) a herb of the genus Oxalis, which has stems of around 20 centimetres that contain oxalic acid

Derived terms

  • tabaco de vinagrillo
  • tabaco vinagrillo

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