alzacuellos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of alza (“to raise”) +‎ cuellos (“necks”). Calque of French hausse-col, from Dutch halskote (literally “neckwear”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˌalθaˈkweʝos/ [ˌal̟.θaˈkwe.ʝos]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /ˌalθaˈkweʝos/ [ˌal̟.θaˈkwe.ʝos]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /ˌalθaˈkweʎos/ [ˌal̟.θaˈkwe.ʎos]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˌalsaˈkweʝos/ [ˌal.saˈkwe.ʝos]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /ˌalsaˈkweʝos/ [ˌal.saˈkwe.ʝos]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˌalsaˈkweʎos/ [ˌal.saˈkwe.ʎos]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌalsaˈkweʃos/ [ˌal.saˈkwe.ʃos]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌalsaˈkweʒos/ [ˌal.saˈkwe.ʒos]

 

• Rhymes: -eʝos

• Rhymes: -eʝos
• Rhymes: -eʎos
• Rhymes: -eʃos
• Rhymes: -eʒos

• Syllabification: al‧za‧cue‧llos

Noun

alzacuellos m (plural alzacuellos)

1. alternative form of alzacuello

Noun

alzacuellos

1. plural of alzacuello

Further reading

• “alzacuellos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10