anillo

See also: anilló

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish aniello, from Latin ānellus (“little ring”), from ānulus, diminutive of ānus (“ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂no- (“ring”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /aˈniʝo/ [aˈni.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈniʝo/ [aˈni.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /aˈniʎo/ [aˈni.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈniʃo/ [aˈni.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈniʒo/ [aˈni.ʒo]

Noun

anillo m (plural anillos)

1. ring

   Synonym: sortija

2. (mycology) annulus
3. (heraldry) annulet

Usage notes

The difference between anillo and anilla: both translate as ring in English. anillo is for the jewellery, also the planetary ring, ring on a tree, bullfighting ring, building in a circular shape, geometrical ring, among others. anilla may refer to a curtain ring, ring on a shoe, a ring onto which to tie a rope, a ring put round a bird's foot for tracking (also known as anillo, a gymnastic ring, among others.

Derived terms

• anilla
• anillito
• caérsele los anillos
• como anillo al dedo

Related terms

• ano
• anular

Further reading

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