zarcillo

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier cercillo, from Old Spanish cerciello, inherited from Latin circellus.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /θaɾˈθiʝo/ [θaɾˈθi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /θaɾˈθiʎo/ [θaɾˈθi.ʎo]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /saɾˈsiʝo/ [saɾˈsi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /saɾˈsiʎo/ [saɾˈsi.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /saɾˈsiʃo/ [saɾˈsi.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /saɾˈsiʒo/ [saɾˈsi.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: zar‧ci‧llo

Noun

zarcillo m (plural zarcillos)

  1. (botany) tendril
  2. Inca tern (Larosterna inca)
  3. (Venezuela, Canary Islands, obsolete in Philippines) earring

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