portillo

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Spanish

Etymology

From puerta +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /poɾˈtiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /poɾˈtiʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /poɾˈtiʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /poɾˈtiʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: por‧ti‧llo

Noun

portillo m (plural portillos)

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    • 2015 September 16, “Una triple crisis europea”, in El País:
      Decenas de miles de personas se hallan deambulando entre Grecia y los Balcanes a la espera de encontrar el portillo hacia un país que les acepte como asilados.
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