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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus. Probably a doublet of caramelo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaɾaˈmiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kaɾaˈmiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaɾaˈmiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaɾaˈmiʒo/
- Syllabification: ca‧ra‧mi‧llo
Noun
caramillo m (plural caramillos)
- (music) shawm
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