pillín

See also: pillin

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiliːn/

Noun

pillín m (genitive singular pillín, nominative plural pillíní)

  1. pillion
  2. small cushion, pad

Declension

Descendants

  • Yola: pilleen

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From pillo + -ín.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /piˈʝin/ [piˈʝĩn]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /piˈʎin/ [piˈʎĩn]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /piˈʃin/ [piˈʃĩn]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /piˈʒin/ [piˈʒĩn]

  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: pi‧llín

Noun

pillín m (plural pillines, feminine pillina, feminine plural pillinas)

  1. (colloquial) naughty boy, rascal
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