caramillo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus. Probably a doublet of caramelo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaɾaˈmiʝo/ [ka.ɾaˈmi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kaɾaˈmiʎo/ [ka.ɾaˈmi.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaɾaˈmiʃo/ [ka.ɾaˈmi.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaɾaˈmiʒo/ [ka.ɾaˈmi.ʒo]

Rhymes: -iʝo
Rhymes: -iʎo
Rhymes: -iʃo
Rhymes: -iʒo

Syllabification: ca‧ra‧mi‧llo

Noun

caramillo m (plural caramillos)

(music) shawm

Related terms

Further reading

“caramillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

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