ajillo

Spanish

Etymology

From ajo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈxiʝo/ [aˈxi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /aˈxiʝo/ [aˈxi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /aˈxiʎo/ [aˈxi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /aˈxiʃo/ [aˈxi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /aˈxiʒo/ [aˈxi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: a‧ji‧llo

Noun

ajillo m (uncountable)

1. diminutive of ajo
2. A simple sauce with sautéd garlic as the chief ingredient.

   gambas al ajillo ― shrimp with garlic sauce

Further reading

• “ajillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024