pantorrilla

Spanish

Etymology

From pantorra +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pantoˈriʝa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pantoˈriʝa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /pantoˈriʎa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pantoˈriʃa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pantoˈriʒa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʒa]

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• 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: pan‧to‧rri‧lla

Noun

pantorrilla f (plural pantorrillas)

1. (anatomy) calf (part of the leg)

   Synonym: gemelo

Further reading

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