maquinilla

Spanish

Etymology

From máquina +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /makiˈniʝa/ [ma.kiˈni.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /makiˈniʎa/ [ma.kiˈni.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /makiˈniʃa/ [ma.kiˈni.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /makiˈniʒa/ [ma.kiˈni.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: ma‧qui‧ni‧lla

Noun

maquinilla f (plural maquinillas)

razor (tool designed for shaving)

Derived terms

maquinilla de afeitar

Further reading

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

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