vinagrillo

Spanish

Etymology

From vinagre (“vinegar”) +‎ -illo (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /binaˈɡɾiʝo/ [bi.naˈɣ̞ɾi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /binaˈɡɾiʝo/ [bi.naˈɣ̞ɾi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /binaˈɡɾiʎo/ [bi.naˈɣ̞ɾi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /binaˈɡɾiʃo/ [bi.naˈɣ̞ɾi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /binaˈɡɾiʒo/ [bi.naˈɣ̞ɾi.ʒo]

Noun

vinagrillo m (plural vinagrillos)

1. weak vinegar
2. whip scorpion (order Thelyphonida)

   Synonyms: huiscolote, vinagrón

3. (Argentina, Chile, Cuba) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Derived terms

• tabaco vinagrillo, tabaco de vinagrillo

Further reading

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

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 229