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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)
- an antsy person; a livewire
2021, Juana Gallardo Díaz, Mi Abuela Americana:
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