husillo

Spanish

Etymology

From huso +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /uˈsiʝo/ [uˈsi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /uˈsiʝo/ [uˈsi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /uˈsiʎo/ [uˈsi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /uˈsiʃo/ [uˈsi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /uˈsiʒo/ [uˈsi.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: hu‧si‧llo

Noun

husillo m (plural husillos)

1. leadscrew
2. spindle (mechanical)

Derived terms

• husillero

 

Further reading

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