pantorrilla

Spanish

Etymology

From pantorra +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pantoˈriʝa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /pantoˈriʎa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /pantoˈriʃa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /pantoˈriʒa/ [pãn̪.t̪oˈri.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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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: pan‧to‧rri‧lla

Noun

pantorrilla f (plural pantorrillas)

(anatomy) calf (part of the leg)
Synonym: gemelo

Further reading

“pantorrilla”, 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