abanillo

Spanish

Etymology

From abano +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /abaˈniʝo/ [a.β̞aˈni.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /abaˈniʝo/ [a.β̞aˈni.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /abaˈniʎo/ [a.β̞aˈni.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /abaˈniʃo/ [a.β̞aˈni.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /abaˈniʒo/ [a.β̞aˈni.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: a‧ba‧ni‧llo

Noun

abanillo m (plural abanillos)

1. small fan
2. ruffle, frill, puff

Related terms

• abanar
• abanico
• abanillo
• abañar

Further reading

• “abanillo”, 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