peinilla

Spanish

Etymology

From peine +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /peiˈniʝa/ [pei̯ˈni.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /peiˈniʎa/ [pei̯ˈni.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /peiˈniʃa/ [pei̯ˈni.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /peiˈniʒa/ [pei̯ˈni.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: pei‧ni‧lla

Noun

peinilla f (plural peinillas)

  1. (Latin America) comb
    • 2016 June 6, “Triste despedida en acuartelamiento”, in El Universo‎[1]:
      En la calle no faltaban las ventas de esferos, libretas, afeitadoras, cepillos para lustrar zapatos, pastas dentales, peinillas, papel higiénico, cortaúñas que les caía muy bien a quienes no tenían.
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  2. (Latin America) short machete

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