cebolleta

Spanish

Etymology

From cebolla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /θeboˈʝeta/ [θe.β̞oˈʝe.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /θeboˈʎeta/ [θe.β̞oˈʎe.t̪a]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /seboˈʝeta/ [se.β̞oˈʝe.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /seboˈʎeta/ [se.β̞oˈʎe.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seboˈʃeta/ [se.β̞oˈʃe.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seboˈʒeta/ [se.β̞oˈʒe.t̪a]

Rhymes: -eta
Syllabification: ce‧bo‧lle‧ta

Noun

cebolleta f (plural cebolletas)

spring onion
chive
(colloquial) noggin; head
(colloquial) prick; cock; penis

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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