vellocino

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /beʝoˈθino/ [be.ʝoˈθi.no]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /beʎoˈθino/ [be.ʎoˈθi.no]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /beʝoˈsino/ [be.ʝoˈsi.no]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /beʎoˈsino/ [be.ʎoˈsi.no]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /beʃoˈsino/ [be.ʃoˈsi.no]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /beʒoˈsino/ [be.ʒoˈsi.no]

Rhymes: -ino
Syllabification: ve‧llo‧ci‧no

Noun

vellocino m (plural vellocinos)

fleece
Synonyms: vellón, toisón

Derived terms

Vellocino de Oro

Further reading

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

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