ampolleta

Spanish

Etymology

From ampolla +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ampoˈʝeta/ [ãm.poˈʝe.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ampoˈʎeta/ [ãm.poˈʎe.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ampoˈʃeta/ [ãm.poˈʃe.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ampoˈʒeta/ [ãm.poˈʒe.t̪a]

Rhymes: -eta
Syllabification: am‧po‧lle‧ta

Noun

ampolleta f (plural ampolletas)

hourglass
Synonym: reloj de arena
(Chile) light bulb
Synonyms: bombilla, bombillo, foco
(Mexico, Venezuela) ampoule
Synonym: ampolla

Descendants

→ Portuguese: ampulheta

Further reading

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

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