grillete

Spanish

Etymology

From grillo +‎ -ete (diminutive).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡɾiˈʝete/ [ɡɾiˈʝe.t̪e]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ɡɾiˈʎete/ [ɡɾiˈʎe.t̪e]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡɾiˈʃete/ [ɡɾiˈʃe.t̪e]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡɾiˈʒete/ [ɡɾiˈʒe.t̪e]

Rhymes: -ete
Syllabification: gri‧lle‧te

Noun

grillete m (plural grilletes)

shackle
(in the plural) jougs

Further reading

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

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