hollín

See also: hollin

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish follín, from Vulgar Latin *fullīginem (compare the attested follīginem), from Latin fūlīginem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂li-, from *dʰewh₂-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oˈʝin/ [oˈʝĩn]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /oˈʎin/ [oˈʎĩn]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oˈʃin/ [oˈʃĩn]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈʒin/ [oˈʒĩn]

Rhymes: -in
Syllabification: ho‧llín

Noun

hollín m (plural hollines)

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Derived terms

Further reading

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

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