zarcillo

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier cercillo, from Old Spanish cerciello, inherited from Latin circellus.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /θaɾˈθiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /θaɾˈθiʎo/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /saɾˈsiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /saɾˈsiʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /saɾˈsiʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /saɾˈsiʒo/

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

  • Syllabification: zar‧ci‧llo

Noun

zarcillo m (plural zarcillos)

  1. (botany) tendril
  2. Inca tern (Larosterna inca)
  3. (Venezuela, Canary Islands, obsolete in Philippines) earring

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