astilloso

Spanish

Etymology

From astilla (“splinter”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /astiˈʝoso/ [as.t̪iˈʝo.so] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /astiˈʎoso/ [as.t̪iˈʎo.so] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /astiˈʃoso/ [as.t̪iˈʃo.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /astiˈʒoso/ [as.t̪iˈʒo.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: as‧ti‧llo‧so

Adjective

astilloso (feminine astillosa, masculine plural astillosos, feminine plural astillosas)

splintery, easily splintered, subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces

Further reading

“astilloso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025