husillo

Spanish

Etymology

From huso +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /uˈsiʝo/ [uˈsi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /uˈsiʝo/ [uˈsi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /uˈsiʎo/ [uˈsi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /uˈsiʃo/ [uˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /uˈsiʒo/ [uˈsi.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: hu‧si‧llo

Noun

husillo m (plural husillos)

1. leadscrew
2. spindle (mechanical)

Derived terms

• husillero

Further reading

• “husillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024