pillería

See also: pilleriä

Spanish

Etymology

From pillo +‎ -ería.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /piʝeˈɾia/ [pi.ʝeˈɾi.a]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /piʎeˈɾia/ [pi.ʎeˈɾi.a]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /piʃeˈɾia/ [pi.ʃeˈɾi.a]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /piʒeˈɾia/ [pi.ʒeˈɾi.a]

Rhymes: -ia
Syllabification: pi‧lle‧rí‧a

Noun

pillería f (plural pillerías)

tricking, playing tricks
Ella logró su meta con pillería.
She reached her goal by playing tricks.

Further reading

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

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