ajillo

Spanish

Etymology

From ajo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈxiʝo/ [aˈxi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aˈxiʝo/ [aˈxi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aˈxiʎo/ [aˈxi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˈxiʃo/ [aˈxi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˈxiʒo/ [aˈxi.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: a‧ji‧llo

Noun

ajillo m (uncountable)

1. Diminutive of ajo
2. A simple sauce with sautéd garlic as the chief ingredient.

   gambas al ajillo ― shrimp with garlic sauce

Further reading

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