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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish novillo.
Noun
novillo (plural novillos)
- (bullfighting) A young bull (fought by a novillero).
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin novellus. Doublet of novel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /noˈbiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /noˈbiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /noˈbiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /noˈbiʒo/
- Syllabification: no‧vi‧llo
Noun
novillo m (plural novillos)
- young ox, young bull
- castrated bull
- cuckold
- Synonym: cornudo
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