ovillo
Meaning
ovillar
to roll into a ball
Concepts
Synonyms
botón de ropa
Dactylis glomerata
alpistillo
dorchoro
dáctilo aglomerado
dáctilo apelotonado
dáctilo ramoso
grama en jopillos
gramínea de huerto
pasto azul
pasto azul orchoro
pasto de huerto
pasto orchoro
pasto ovillo
yopillo
ovillo de estambre
ovillo de hilo
rollo de hilo
ovillo redondo
Translations
Hyphenated as
o‧vi‧llo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/oˈbiʝo/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish oviello, loviello, from Late Latin lubellum < globellum, diminutive from Latin globus. The loss of initial /l/ may be due to absorption by a preceding article (el loviello > el oviello).
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