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Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish martillo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾˈtiʎo/,
- Hyphenation: mar‧ti‧llo
Noun
martillo
- hammer
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maɾˈtiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /maɾˈtiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maɾˈtiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maɾˈtiʒo/
- Syllabification: mar‧ti‧llo
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish martiello, from Late Latin martellus, itself a diminutive of martulus, variant of Latin marculus, or alternatively based on malleus. Compare Portuguese martelo, Italian martello, Catalan martell, French marteau.
Noun
martillo m (plural martillos)
- hammer (a tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding)
- Synonym: (obsolete) atarraga
- (anatomy) malleus
- auction house
- (athletics) hammer
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
martillo
- first-person singular present indicative of martillar
Further reading
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish martillo.
Noun
martillo
- hammer
References
- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 22