espinilla

Spanish

Etymology

espina +‎ -illa

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /espiˈniʝa/ [es.piˈni.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /espiˈniʝa/ [es.piˈni.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /espiˈniʎa/ [es.piˈni.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /espiˈniʃa/ [es.piˈni.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /espiˈniʒa/ [es.piˈni.ʒa]

Noun

espinilla f (plural espinillas)

1. shinbone

   Synonym: canilla

2. pimple, blackhead

Derived terms

• espinillera

Further reading

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