portillo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From puerta +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /poɾˈtiʝo/ [poɾˈt̪i.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /poɾˈtiʎo/ [poɾˈt̪i.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /poɾˈtiʃo/ [poɾˈt̪i.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /poɾˈtiʒo/ [poɾˈt̪i.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: por‧ti‧llo

Noun

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portillo m (plural portillos)

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    • 2015 September 16, “Una triple crisis europea”, in El País[1]:
      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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

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