peinilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From peine +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peiˈniʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /peiˈniʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peiˈniʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peiˈniʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: pei‧ni‧lla

Noun

peinilla f (plural peinillas)

  1. (Latin America) comb
    • 2016 June 6, “Triste despedida en acuartelamiento”, in El Universo:
      En la calle no faltaban las ventas de esferos, libretas, afeitadoras, cepillos para lustrar zapatos, pastas dentales, peinillas, papel higiénico, cortaúñas que les caía muy bien a quienes no tenían.
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  2. (Latin America) short machete

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