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English
Etymology
From Spanish alfilerillo.
Noun
alfilerillo
- Alternative form of alfilaria
- Machaonia woodburyana, a plant in the family Rubiaceae.
Spanish
Etymology
From alfiler + -illo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /alfileˈɾiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /alfileˈɾiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /alfileˈɾiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /alfileˈɾiʒo/
- Syllabification: al‧fi‧le‧ri‧llo
Noun
alfilerillo m (plural alfilerillos)
- redstem filaree
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