ovillo

See also: ovilló

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin globellus, diminutive form of globus. Cognate with Portuguese novelo.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /oˈbiʝo/ [oˈβ̞i.ʝo]

• 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]

Noun

ovillo m (plural ovillos)

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

Derived terms

• hacerse un ovillo

Verb

ovillo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of ovillar.