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) /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)
- shinbone
- Synonym: canilla
- pimple
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