potrillo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish potriello, equivalent to potro +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /poˈtɾiʝo/ [poˈt̪ɾi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /poˈtɾiʝo/ [poˈt̪ɾi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /poˈtɾiʎo/ [poˈt̪ɾi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /poˈtɾiʃo/ [poˈt̪ɾi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /poˈtɾiʒo/ [poˈt̪ɾi.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: po‧tri‧llo

Noun

potrillo m (plural potrillos)

1. Diminutive of potro, male foal

Further reading

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