bombillo

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of bombo

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bomˈbiʝo/ [bõmˈbi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bomˈbiʝo/ [bõmˈbi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /bomˈbiʎo/ [bõmˈbi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bomˈbiʃo/ [bõmˈbi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bomˈbiʒo/ [bõmˈbi.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

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

• Syllabification: bom‧bi‧llo

Noun

bombillo m (plural bombillos)

1. (Central America, Colombia) light bulb, light globe

   Synonyms: bombilla, ampolleta

Descendants

• → Ye'kwana: womjiiyu

Further reading

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