llovedizo

Spanish

Etymology

From llover +‎ -izo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /ʝobeˈdiθo/ [ɟ͡ʝo.β̞eˈð̞i.θo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /ʎobeˈdiθo/ [ʎo.β̞eˈð̞i.θo]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /ʝobeˈdiso/ [ɟ͡ʝo.β̞eˈð̞i.so]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /ʎobeˈdiso/ [ʎo.β̞eˈð̞i.so]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃobeˈdiso/ [ʃo.β̞eˈð̞i.so]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒobeˈdiso/ [ʒo.β̞eˈð̞i.so]

(Spain) Rhymes: -iθo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -iso
Syllabification: llo‧ve‧di‧zo

Adjective

llovedizo (feminine llovediza, masculine plural llovedizos, feminine plural llovedizas)

(relational) rain
leaky

Derived terms

agua llovediza

Further reading

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

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