gusanillo
Spanish
Etymology
gusano + -illo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡusaˈniʝo/ [ɡu.saˈni.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ɡusaˈniʎo/ [ɡu.saˈni.ʎo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡusaˈniʃo/ [ɡu.saˈni.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡusaˈniʒo/ [ɡu.saˈni.ʒo]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo
- Syllabification: gu‧sa‧ni‧llo
Noun
gusanillo m (plural gusanillos)
- Diminutive of gusano
- spiral binding
- bug, bugbear
Derived terms
- matar el gusanillo
Further reading
- “gusanillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014