mancuernilla

Spanish

Etymology

From mancuerna +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mankweɾˈniʝa/ [mãŋ.kweɾˈni.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /mankweɾˈniʎa/ [mãŋ.kweɾˈni.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /mankweɾˈniʃa/ [mãŋ.kweɾˈni.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /mankweɾˈniʒa/ [mãŋ.kweɾˈni.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: man‧cuer‧ni‧lla

Noun

mancuernilla f (plural mancuernillas)

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Synonyms: gemelo, broche, yunta

Further reading

“mancuernillas”, 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