corrillo

Spanish

Etymology

From corro (“circle”) +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /koˈriʝo/ [koˈri.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /koˈriʎo/ [koˈri.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koˈriʃo/ [koˈri.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koˈriʒo/ [koˈri.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: co‧rri‧llo

Noun

corrillo m (plural corrillos)

  1. small group, subgroup
    • 2017 September 25, Gregorio Belinchón, “Antonio Banderas: “Lo de Cataluña es un animal extraño, parece una película de Berlanga””, in El País‎, Madrid, →ISSN:
      Un discurso templado, medido, que luego ha desarrollado en un corrillo con periodistas con una voz gastada por su viaje relámpago desde Sudáfrica, donde está rodando una película.
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  2. (also derogatory) clique

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