carrillo

See also: Carrillo

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from carro +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kaˈriʝo/ [kaˈri.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /kaˈriʝo/ [kaˈri.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kaˈriʎo/ [kaˈri.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /kaˈriʃo/ [kaˈri.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /kaˈriʒo/ [kaˈri.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

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

• Syllabification: ca‧rri‧llo

Noun

carrillo m (plural carrillos)

1. (anatomy) cheek, jowl

   Synonyms: mejilla, cachete

Derived terms

• comer a dos carrillos

Further reading

• “carrillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025