infiernillo

Spanish

Etymology

From infierno +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /infjeɾˈniʝo/ [ĩɱ.fjeɾˈni.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /infjeɾˈniʝo/ [ĩɱ.fjeɾˈni.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /infjeɾˈniʎo/ [ĩɱ.fjeɾˈni.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /infjeɾˈniʃo/ [ĩɱ.fjeɾˈni.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /infjeɾˈniʒo/ [ĩɱ.fjeɾˈni.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• (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: in‧fier‧ni‧llo

Noun

infiernillo m (plural infiernillos)

1. Diminutive of infierno
2. camping or portable stove

   Synonyms: cocinilla, reverbero

Further reading

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