pepinillo

Spanish

Etymology

From pepino +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pepiˈniʝo/ [pe.piˈni.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pepiˈniʝo/ [pe.piˈni.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /pepiˈniʎo/ [pe.piˈni.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pepiˈniʃo/ [pe.piˈni.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pepiˈniʒo/ [pe.piˈni.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: pe‧pi‧ni‧llo

Noun

pepinillo m (plural pepinillos)

1. pickle (cucumber preserved in a solution)

Derived terms

• pepinillo del diablo

 

Related terms

• pepino

 

Further reading

• “pepinillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014