pillería

See also: pilleriä

Spanish

Etymology

From pillo +‎ -ería.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /piʝeˈɾia/ [pi.ʝeˈɾi.a]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /piʝeˈɾia/ [pi.ʝeˈɾi.a]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /piʎeˈɾia/ [pi.ʎeˈɾi.a]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /piʃeˈɾia/ [pi.ʃeˈɾi.a]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /piʒeˈɾia/ [pi.ʒeˈɾi.a]

• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: pi‧lle‧rí‧a

Noun

pillería f (plural pillerías)

1. tricking, playing tricks

   Ella logró su meta con pillería.

   She reached her goal by playing tricks.

Further reading

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