molinillo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish molinillo.

Noun

molinillo (plural molinillos)

1. A traditional Mexican wood whisk that is twirled between the palms in order to stir hot beverages such as hot chocolate or cacao.

Further reading

• molinillo (whisk) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Etymology

From molino (“mill”) +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /moliˈniʝo/ [mo.liˈni.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /moliˈniʝo/ [mo.liˈni.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /moliˈniʎo/ [mo.liˈni.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /moliˈniʃo/ [mo.liˈni.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /moliˈniʒo/ [mo.liˈni.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• (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: mo‧li‧ni‧llo

Noun

molinillo m (plural molinillos)

1. molinillo (traditional Mexican wood whisk)
2. (Mexico, Spain, South America) pepper mill

   Synonym: pimentero

3. grinder

   Synonym: amoladora

4. pinwheel

   Synonyms: ventolera, molinete, rehilete

Derived terms

• molinillo de café

 

Further reading

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