bulbillo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin bulbus, from Ancient Greek βολβός (bolbós, “plant with round swelling on underground stem”).

Noun

bulbillo m (plural bulbilli)

1. (botany) bulbil

Spanish

Etymology

From bulbo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bulˈbiʝo/ [bulˈβ̞i.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /bulˈbiʝo/ [bulˈβ̞i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /bulˈbiʎo/ [bulˈβ̞i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /bulˈbiʃo/ [bulˈβ̞i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /bulˈbiʒo/ [bulˈβ̞i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

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

• Syllabification: bul‧bi‧llo

Noun

bulbillo m (plural bulbillos)

1. bulbil

Descendants

• → Catalan: bulbil
• → English: bulbil
• → German: Bulbille