astilloso

Spanish

Etymology

From astilla (“splinter”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /astiˈʝoso/ [as.t̪iˈʝo.so]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /astiˈʎoso/ [as.t̪iˈʎo.so]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /astiˈʃoso/ [as.t̪iˈʃo.so]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /astiˈʒoso/ [as.t̪iˈʒo.so]

Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: as‧ti‧llo‧so

Adjective

astilloso (feminine astillosa, masculine plural astillosos, feminine plural astillosas)

splintery, easily splintered, subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces

Further reading

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

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