polvorín

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /polboˈɾin/ [pol.β̞oˈɾĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: pol‧vo‧rín

Noun

polvorín m (plural polvorines)

1. powder keg
2. gunpowder
3. minefield, warzone

Further reading

• “polvorín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28