espinilla

Spanish

Etymology

From espina +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iʝa

 

• IPA^(key): /espiˈniʝa/ [es.piˈni.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /espiˈniʝa/ [es.piˈni.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /espiˈniʎa/ [es.piˈni.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /espiˈniʃa/ [es.piˈni.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /espiˈniʒa/ [es.piˈni.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa
• Rhymes: -iʎa
• Rhymes: -iʃa
• Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: es‧pi‧ni‧lla

Noun

espinilla f (plural espinillas)

1. shinbone

   Synonyms: canilla, tibia

2. pimple, blackhead
   • 2016 November 23, “Piel libre de impurezas, poros, brillos y espinillas”, in El Periódico‎^[1]:

     Piel libre de impurezas, poros, brillos y espinillas

     Skin free of impurities, pores, sheen and pimples

Derived terms

• espinillera

Further reading

• “espinilla”, 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