horquetilla

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of horquilla (“pitchfork, fork”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /oɾkeˈtiʝa/ [oɾ.keˈt̪i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oɾkeˈtiʝa/ [oɾ.keˈt̪i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /oɾkeˈtiʎa/ [oɾ.keˈt̪i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oɾkeˈtiʃa/ [oɾ.keˈt̪i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oɾkeˈtiʒa/ [oɾ.keˈt̪i.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (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: hor‧que‧ti‧lla

Noun

horquetilla f (plural horquetillas)

1. split end (hair which has split at the end, usually from dryness or poor nutrition)

   Synonyms: punta abierta, punta rota, punta florecida