ovillo

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oˈbiʝo/ [oˈβ̞i.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /oˈbiʎo/ [oˈβ̞i.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oˈbiʃo/ [oˈβ̞i.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈbiʒo/ [oˈβ̞i.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: o‧vi‧llo

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Spanish oviello, loviello, from Late Latin lubellum < globellum, diminutive from Latin globus.

The loss of initial /l/ may be due to absorption by a preceding article (el loviello > el oviello).

Noun

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ovillo m (plural ovillos)

  1. ball (of wool)
  2. ball (of things tied up)
  3. pile, bunch
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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ovillo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ovillar

References

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  • Penny, Ralph. 2002. A history of the Spanish language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Page 95.

Further reading

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