barbilla

Spanish

Etymology

From barba (“beard”) +‎ -illa (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /barˈbiʎa/, [barˈβiʎa]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /barˈbiɟ͡ʝa/, [barˈβiʝa]

Noun

barbilla f (plural barbillas)

chin
Synonym: mentón
(sports) pull-up

Further reading

“barbilla” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.