gusanillo

Spanish

Etymology

From gusano +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡusaˈniʝo/ [ɡu.saˈni.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡusaˈniʝo/ [ɡu.saˈni.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ɡusaˈniʎo/ [ɡu.saˈni.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡusaˈniʃo/ [ɡu.saˈni.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡusaˈniʒo/ [ɡu.saˈni.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

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

• Syllabification: gu‧sa‧ni‧llo

Noun

gusanillo m (plural gusanillos)

1. diminutive of gusano
2. spiral binding
3. bug, bugbear

Derived terms

• gusanillo de la conciencia
• matar el gusanillo

 

Further reading

• “gusanillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014