desternillar

Spanish

Etymology

From ternilla. Related to English tender.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /desteɾniˈʝaɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /desteɾniˈʝaɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /desteɾniˈʎaɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʎaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /desteɾniˈʃaɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /desteɾniˈʒaɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʒaɾ]

Verb

1. to crack up (make laugh)
2. (reflexive) to crack up, laugh one's head off

Related terms

• ternilla