moquillo

Spanish

Etymology

From moco +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /moˈkiʝo/ [moˈki.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /moˈkiʎo/ [moˈki.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /moˈkiʃo/ [moˈki.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /moˈkiʒo/ [moˈki.ʒo]

(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: mo‧qui‧llo

Noun

moquillo m (uncountable)

distemper (disease of animals)
- 2016 December 11, “Hola, Balcarce”, in Clarin‎:
  El que se bancó el moquillo y ahora llegó a la cima.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

codillo y moquillo

Further reading

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

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