torillo

Spanish

Etymology

From toro +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /toˈɾiʝo/ [t̪oˈɾi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /toˈɾiʝo/ [t̪oˈɾi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /toˈɾiʎo/ [t̪oˈɾi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /toˈɾiʃo/ [t̪oˈɾi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /toˈɾiʒo/ [t̪oˈɾi.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: to‧ri‧llo

Noun

torillo m (plural torillos)

1. diminutive of toro
2. buttonquail

Further reading

• “torillo”, 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