novillo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish novillo.

Noun

novillo (plural novillos)

1. (bullfighting) A young bull (fought by a novillero).

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin novellus. Doublet of novel.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /noˈbiʝo/ [noˈβ̞i.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /noˈbiʝo/ [noˈβ̞i.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /noˈbiʎo/ [noˈβ̞i.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /noˈbiʃo/ [noˈβ̞i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /noˈbiʒo/ [noˈβ̞i.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: no‧vi‧llo

Noun

novillo m (plural novillos)

1. young ox, young bull
2. castrated bull
3. cuckold

   Synonym: cornudo

Derived terms

• hacer novillos
• novillero

Related terms

• nuevo

Descendants

• → Portuguese: novilho

Further reading

• “novillo”, 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