cerquillo

Spanish

Etymology

From cerco +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /θeɾˈkiʝo/ [θeɾˈki.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /θeɾˈkiʎo/ [θeɾˈki.ʎo]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /seɾˈkiʝo/ [seɾˈki.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /seɾˈkiʎo/ [seɾˈki.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seɾˈkiʃo/ [seɾˈki.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seɾˈkiʒo/ [seɾˈki.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

Syllabification: cer‧qui‧llo

Noun

cerquillo m (plural cerquillos)

fringe

Further reading

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

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