botoncillo

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /botonˈθiʝo/ [bo.t̪õn̟ˈθi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /botonˈθiʝo/ [bo.t̪õn̟ˈθi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /botonˈθiʎo/ [bo.t̪õn̟ˈθi.ʎo]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /botonˈsiʝo/ [bo.t̪õnˈsi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /botonˈsiʝo/ [bo.t̪õnˈsi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /botonˈsiʎo/ [bo.t̪õnˈsi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /botonˈsiʃo/ [bo.t̪õnˈsi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /botonˈsiʒo/ [bo.t̪õnˈsi.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo
• Rhymes: -iʎo
• Rhymes: -iʃo
• Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: bo‧ton‧ci‧llo

Noun

botoncillo m (plural botoncillos)

1. any member of a number of plant species:
   1. Anacyclus clavatus (white anacyclus)
   2. Anacyclus radiatus
   3. Centaurea cyanus (cornflower, bachelor's button)
   4. Sphagneticola trilobata (Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye)

Derived terms

• mangle botoncillo

 

Further reading

• “botoncillo”, 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