martillo pilón

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maɾˌtiʝo piˈlon/ [maɾˌt̪i.ʝo piˈlõn]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /maɾˌtiʎo piˈlon/ [maɾˌt̪i.ʎo piˈlõn]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maɾˌtiʃo piˈlon/ [maɾˌt̪i.ʃo piˈlõn]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maɾˌtiʒo piˈlon/ [maɾˌt̪i.ʒo piˈlõn]

Syllabification: mar‧ti‧llo pi‧lón

Noun

martillo pilón m (plural martillos pilón)

a mechanical pounding tool where a heavy mass moves vertically; a steam or power hammer

Further reading

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

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