perrilla

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of perlilla, diminutive of perla (“pearl”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /peˈriʎa/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /peˈriɟ͡ʝa/, [peˈriʝa]

Noun

perrilla f (plural perrillas)

(Mexico) stye

Synonyms

orzuelo

References

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

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