polvorilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From pólvora +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /polboˈɾiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /polboˈɾiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /polboˈɾiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /polboˈɾiʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: pol‧vo‧ri‧lla

Noun

polvorilla m or f by sense (plural polvorillas)

  1. an antsy person; a livewire
    • 2021, Juana Gallardo Díaz, Mi Abuela Americana:
      Santiago, que era un polvorilla, empezó a dar signos de impaciencia
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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