ajillo
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈxiʝo/ [aˈxi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /aˈxiʎo/ [aˈxi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /aˈxiʃo/ [aˈxi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /aˈxiʒo/ [aˈxi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -iʝo (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‧ji‧llo
Noun
ajillo m (uncountable)
- diminutive of ajo
- A simple sauce with sautéd garlic as the chief ingredient.
- gambas al ajillo ― shrimp with garlic sauce
Further reading
- “ajillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024