asperilla

Spanish

Etymology

From áspera +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix),[1] from Latin asper.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aspeˈɾiʝa/ [as.peˈɾi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /aspeˈɾiʎa/ [as.peˈɾi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /aspeˈɾiʃa/ [as.peˈɾi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aspeˈɾiʒa/ [as.peˈɾi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: as‧pe‧ri‧lla

Noun

asperilla f (plural asperillas)

  1. woodruff

References

  1. ^ Pountain, A History of the Spanish Language through Texts

Further reading

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