novillo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish novillo.

Noun

novillo (plural novillos)

(bullfighting) A young bull (fought by a novillero).

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin novellus. Doublet of novel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /noˈbiʝo/ [noˈβ̞i.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /noˈbiʎo/ [noˈβ̞i.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /noˈbiʃo/ [noˈβ̞i.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /noˈbiʒo/ [noˈβ̞i.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: no‧vi‧llo

Noun

novillo m (plural novillos)

Derived terms

Related terms

nuevo

Descendants

→ Portuguese: novilho

Further reading

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

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