pimpollo

Spanish

Etymology

pino (pine)+ pollo (chicken)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /pimˈpoʝo/ [pĩmˈpo.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pimˈpoʝo/ [pĩmˈpo.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /pimˈpoʎo/ [pĩmˈpo.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pimˈpoʃo/ [pĩmˈpo.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pimˈpoʒo/ [pĩmˈpo.ʒo]

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Noun

pimpollo m (plural pimpollos)

1. (agriculture) a seedling
2. (forestry) a pine tree sapling
3. (forestry) a young tree
4. (botany) a new stem either soft or wooden
5. (botany) a nearly blossomed rose flower
6. A very handsome, gallant, and graceful boy or young man

See also

• pimpollo de oro
• pimpolla
• pimpollito
• pimpollita