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Italian
Noun
arillo m (plural arilli)
- (botany) aril
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Spanish
Etymology
From aro + -illo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈɾiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /aˈɾiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈɾiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈɾiʒo/
- Syllabification: a‧ri‧llo
Noun
arillo m (plural arillos)
- wooden ring, usually three to four centimeters wide, used to hold together the clerical collars of ecclesiastics
- earring
- Synonyms: arete, aro, pendiente, zarcillo
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