pantorrilla

Spanish

Etymology

From pantorra +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pantoˈriʝa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /pantoˈriʎa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pantoˈriʃa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pantoˈriʒa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʒa]

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(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: pan‧to‧rri‧lla

Noun

pantorrilla f (plural pantorrillas)

(anatomy) calf (part of the leg)
Synonym: gemelo

Further reading

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

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