Spanish

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Etymology

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From tierno +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /teɾˈniʝa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /teɾˈniʎa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /teɾˈniʃa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /teɾˈniʒa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: ter‧ni‧lla

Noun

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ternilla f (plural ternillas)

  1. (anatomy) cartilage
    Synonym: cartílago

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