pimpollo

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Spanish

Etymology

From pino (pine) +‎ pollo (chicken).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pimˈpoʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /pimˈpoʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pimˈpoʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pimˈpoʒo/

  • Audio (Chile):(file)
 

  • Syllabification: pim‧po‧llo

Noun

pimpollo m (plural pimpollos)

  1. (agriculture) a seedling
  2. (forestry) a pine tree sapling
  3. (forestry) a young tree
  4. (botany) a new stem either soft or wooden
  5. (botany) a nearly blossomed rose flower
  6. a very handsome, gallant, and graceful boy or young man

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: pimpolho

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