ovillo

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See also: ovilló

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oˈbiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /oˈbiʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oˈbiʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈbiʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: o‧vi‧llo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish oviello, loviello, from Late Latin lubellum < globellum, diminutive from Latin globus.

The loss of initial /l/ may be due to absorption by a preceding article (el loviello > el oviello).

Noun

ovillo m (plural ovillos)

  1. ball (of wool)
  2. ball (of things tied up)
  3. pile, bunch
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ovillo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ovillar

References

  • Penny, Ralph. 2002. A history of the Spanish language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Page 95.

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