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armella

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin armilla (“bracelet, metal hoop”),[1] from armus. The variant form armila was a borrowing.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɾˈmeʝa/ [aɾˈme.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /aɾˈmeʎa/ [aɾˈme.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾˈmeʃa/ [aɾˈme.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾˈmeʒa/ [aɾˈme.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: ar‧me‧lla

Noun

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armella f (plural armellas)

  1. eyebolt
  2. (dated) a bracelet
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References

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  1. ^ “armilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “armella”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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