cabillo

Spanish

Etymology

From cabo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈbiʝo/ [kaˈβ̞i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /kaˈbiʎo/ [kaˈβ̞i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /kaˈbiʃo/ [kaˈβ̞i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /kaˈbiʒo/ [kaˈβ̞i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: ca‧bi‧llo

Noun

cabillo m (plural cabillos)

(botany) little branch connecting to the leaves

Further reading

“cabillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024