ternilla

Spanish

Etymology

From tierno +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /teɾˈniʝa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /teɾˈniʝa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /teɾˈniʎa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /teɾˈniʃa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /teɾˈniʒa/ [t̪eɾˈni.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

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

• Syllabification: ter‧ni‧lla

Noun

ternilla f (plural ternillas)

1. (anatomy) cartilage

   Synonym: cartílago

Derived terms

• desternillar
• desternillarse

 

Related terms

• tierna

 

Further reading

• “ternilla”, 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