cebollino

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Spanish

Etymology

From cebolla +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix), from Latin cēpa, whence English chive.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /θeboˈʝino/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /θeboˈʎino/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /seboˈʝino/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /seboˈʎino/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seboˈʃino/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seboˈʒino/

  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: ce‧bo‧lli‧no

Noun

cebollino m (plural cebollinos)

  1. chive
  2. spring onion

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