llello

Spanish

Alternative forms

• yeyo, yayo

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Venezuelan/Puerto Rican/Dominican slang yeyo (“weak, fainting”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝeʝo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈʝeʝo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈʎeʎo/ [ˈʎe.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeʃo/ [ˈʃe.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeʒo/ [ˈʒe.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -eʝo

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝo
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎo
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃo
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒo

• Syllabification: lle‧llo

Noun

llello m (uncountable)

1. (Latin America, slang) coke; cocaine