peinilla

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From peine +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peiˈniʝa/ [pei̯ˈni.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /peiˈniʎa/ [pei̯ˈni.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peiˈniʃa/ [pei̯ˈni.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peiˈniʒa/ [pei̯ˈni.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: pei‧ni‧lla

Noun

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peinilla f (plural peinillas)

  1. (Latin America) comb
    • 2016 June 6, “Triste despedida en acuartelamiento”, in El Universo[1]:
      En la calle no faltaban las ventas de esferos, libretas, afeitadoras, cepillos para lustrar zapatos, pastas dentales, peinillas, papel higiénico, cortaúñas que les caía muy bien a quienes no tenían.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (Latin America) short machete

Further reading

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