nudillera

Spanish

a set of brass knuckles

Etymology

From nudillo (“knuckle”) +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nudiˈʝeɾa/ [nu.ð̞iˈʝe.ɾa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /nudiˈʝeɾa/ [nu.ð̞iˈʝe.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /nudiˈʎeɾa/ [nu.ð̞iˈʎe.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /nudiˈʃeɾa/ [nu.ð̞iˈʃe.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /nudiˈʒeɾa/ [nu.ð̞iˈʒe.ɾa]

• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: nu‧di‧lle‧ra

Noun

nudillera f (plural nudilleras)

1. brass knuckles

   Synonyms: puño americano, puño de acero, manopla