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Spanish
Etymology
Perhaps an alteration of perlilla, diminutive of perla (“pearl”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peˈriʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /peˈriʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peˈriʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈriʒa/
- Syllabification: pe‧rri‧lla
Noun
perrilla f (plural perrillas)
- (Mexico) stye
- Synonym: orzuelo
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