perrilla

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of perlilla, diminutive of perla (“pearl”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peˈriʝa/ [peˈri.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /peˈriʎa/ [peˈri.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peˈriʃa/ [peˈri.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈriʒa/ [peˈri.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: pe‧rri‧lla

Noun

perrilla f (plural perrillas)

(Mexico) stye
Synonym: orzuelo

Further reading

“perrilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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