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Spanish
Etymology
From espina + -illa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /espiˈniʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /espiˈniʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /espiˈniʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /espiˈniʒa/
- Syllabification: es‧pi‧ni‧lla
Noun
espinilla f (plural espinillas)
- shinbone
- Synonyms: canilla, tibia
- pimple, blackhead
2016 November 23, “Piel libre de impurezas, poros, brillos y espinillas”, in El Periódico:Piel libre de impurezas, poros, brillos y espinillas- Skin free of impurities, pores, sheen and pimples
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