Wiktionary

grillo

See also: Grillo and grilló

Galician edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Spanish grillo (“cricket”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

grillo m (plural grillos)

  1. wedge used for splitting stone
    Synonym: cuña
  2. shackle

References edit

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡril.lo/
  • Rhymes: -illo
  • Hyphenation: grìl‧lo

Noun edit

grillo m (plural grilli)

  1. cricket (insect)
  2. whim, fancy
  3. shackle (U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈɡɾiʝo/ [ˈɡɾi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈɡɾiʎo/ [ˈɡɾi.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈɡɾiʃo/ [ˈɡɾi.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈɡɾiʒo/ [ˈɡɾi.ʒo]

 
  • (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: gri‧llo

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos).

Noun edit

grillo m (plural grillos)

  1. cricket (insect)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

grillo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of grillar

Further reading edit

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