orvallo

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oɾˈbaʝo/ [oɾˈβ̞a.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /oɾˈbaʎo/ [oɾˈβ̞a.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oɾˈbaʃo/ [oɾˈβ̞a.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oɾˈbaʒo/ [oɾˈβ̞a.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒo

Syllabification: or‧va‧llo

Noun

orvallo m (plural orvallos)

(Spain) drizzle
Synonym: llovizna

Further reading

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

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