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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish orçuelo, from Latin hordeolus, diminutive of hordeum (“barley”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /oɾˈθwelo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /oɾˈswelo/
- Rhymes: -elo
- Syllabification: or‧zue‧lo
Noun
orzuelo m (plural orzuelos)
- stye
- Synonym: (Mexico) perrilla
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