perinola

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peɾiˈnola/ [pe.ɾiˈno.la]
Rhymes: -ola
Syllabification: pe‧ri‧no‧la

Noun

perinola f (plural perinolas)

(Latin America) a kind of spinning top, usually with six sides, used for betting games
Synonym: pirindola
(Venezuela) cup-and-ball
Synonym: boliche
(colloquial) manhood; rod (penis)
- 1999, Isabel Allende, Hija de la fortuna:
  La perinola rosada y tiesa que apareció ante sus ojos no la espantó, como temía Karl Bretzner, sino que le provocó una irreprimible y alegre carcajada.
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Further reading

“perinola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
perinola on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

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