Spanish

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Etymology

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From áspera +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix),[1] from Latin asper.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aspeˈɾiʝa/ [as.peˈɾi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /aspeˈɾiʎa/ [as.peˈɾi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aspeˈɾiʃa/ [as.peˈɾi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aspeˈɾiʒa/ [as.peˈɾi.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: as‧pe‧ri‧lla

Noun

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asperilla f (plural asperillas)

  1. woodruff

References

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  1. ^ Pountain, A History of the Spanish Language through Texts

Further reading

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