maquinilla

Spanish

Etymology

From máquina +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /makiˈniʝa/ [ma.kiˈni.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /makiˈniʝa/ [ma.kiˈni.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /makiˈniʎa/ [ma.kiˈni.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /makiˈniʃa/ [ma.kiˈni.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /makiˈniʒa/ [ma.kiˈni.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa
• Rhymes: -iʎa
• Rhymes: -iʃa
• Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: ma‧qui‧ni‧lla

Noun

maquinilla f (plural maquinillas)

1. razor (tool designed for shaving)

Derived terms

• maquinilla de afeitar

 

Further reading

• “maquinilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16