serrallo

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /seˈraʝo/ [seˈra.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /seˈraʎo/ [seˈra.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seˈraʃo/ [seˈra.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seˈraʒo/ [seˈra.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: se‧rra‧llo

Noun

serrallo m (plural serrallos)

seraglio
harem
Synonym: harén

Further reading

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

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