polvorilla

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From pólvora +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /polboˈɾiʝa/ [pol.β̞oˈɾi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /polboˈɾiʎa/ [pol.β̞oˈɾi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /polboˈɾiʃa/ [pol.β̞oˈɾi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /polboˈɾiʒa/ [pol.β̞oˈɾi.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: pol‧vo‧ri‧lla

Noun

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polvorilla m or f by sense (plural polvorillas)

  1. an antsy person; a livewire
    • 2021, Juana Gallardo Díaz, Mi Abuela Americana:
      Santiago, que era un polvorilla, empezó a dar signos de impaciencia
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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