zorrillo

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English

Noun

zorrillo (plural zorrillos)

  1. Alternative form of zorillo (striped skunk)

Spanish

Etymology

From zorro +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /θoˈriʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /θoˈriʎo/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /soˈriʝo/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /soˈriʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /soˈriʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /soˈriʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: zo‧rri‧llo

Noun

zorrillo m (plural zorrillos, feminine zorrilla, feminine plural zorrillas)

  1. skunk
    Synonyms: chingue, mofeta, zorrin, mapurite
  2. (derogatory, colloquial) a bad-smelling person
  3. (Chile, colloquial) certain truck used in riot control to deliver tear gas

Descendants

  • Portuguese: zorrilho

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