jeringuilla

Spanish

Etymology

From jeringa +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /xeɾinˈɡiʝa/ [xe.ɾĩŋˈɡi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /xeɾinˈɡiʝa/ [xe.ɾĩŋˈɡi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /xeɾinˈɡiʎa/ [xe.ɾĩŋˈɡi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /xeɾinˈɡiʃa/ [xe.ɾĩŋˈɡi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /xeɾinˈɡiʒa/ [xe.ɾĩŋˈɡi.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: je‧rin‧gui‧lla

Noun

jeringuilla f (plural jeringuillas)

1. syringe

Further reading

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