lobanillo

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /lobaˈniʝo/ [lo.β̞aˈni.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /lobaˈniʎo/ [lo.β̞aˈni.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /lobaˈniʃo/ [lo.β̞aˈni.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /lobaˈniʒo/ [lo.β̞aˈni.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: lo‧ba‧ni‧llo

Noun

lobanillo m (plural lobanillos)

  1. burl (in wood)
  2. a benign cyst
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 292:
      Para que desaparezcan los lobanillos, es bueno golpearlos con el lomo de un libro, dándoles tres golpes consecutivos, tres veces en las veinticuatro horas durante tres días.
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