ampolleta

Spanish

Etymology

From ampolla +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ampoˈʝeta/ [ãm.poˈʝe.t̪a]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ampoˈʝeta/ [ãm.poˈʝe.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ampoˈʎeta/ [ãm.poˈʎe.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ampoˈʃeta/ [ãm.poˈʃe.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ampoˈʒeta/ [ãm.poˈʒe.t̪a]

• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: am‧po‧lle‧ta

Noun

ampolleta f (plural ampolletas)

1. hourglass

   Synonym: reloj de arena

2. (Chile) light bulb

   Synonyms: bombilla, bombillo, foco

3. (Mexico, Venezuela) ampoule

   Synonym: ampolla

Descendants

• → Portuguese: ampulheta

Further reading

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