ternilla

Spanish

Etymology

From tierno +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /teɾˈniʝa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /teɾˈniʝa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /teɾˈniʎa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /teɾˈniʃa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /teɾˈniʒa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: ter‧ni‧lla

Noun

ternilla f (plural ternillas)

1. (anatomy) cartilage

   Synonym: cartílago

Derived terms

• desternillar
• desternillarse

Related terms

• tierna

Further reading

• “ternilla”, 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