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Spanish
Etymology
From toro + -illo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /toˈɾiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /toˈɾiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /toˈɾiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /toˈɾiʒo/
- Syllabification: to‧ri‧llo
Noun
torillo m (plural torillos)
- diminutive of toro
- buttonquail
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