horquetilla
Spanish
Etymology
Diminutive of horquilla (“pitchfork, fork”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oɾkeˈtiʝa/ [oɾ.keˈt̪i.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /oɾkeˈtiʎa/ [oɾ.keˈt̪i.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oɾkeˈtiʃa/ [oɾ.keˈt̪i.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oɾkeˈtiʒa/ [oɾ.keˈt̪i.ʒa]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa
- Syllabification: hor‧que‧ti‧lla
Noun
horquetilla f (plural horquetillas)
- split end (hair which has split at the end, usually from dryness or poor nutrition)
- Synonyms: punta abierta, punta rota, punta florecida