"morrillo" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /moˈriʝo/, [moˈri.ʝo], /moˈriʝo/, [moˈri.ʝo], /moˈriʎo/, [moˈri.ʎo], /moˈriʃo/, [moˈri.ʃo], /moˈriʒo/, [moˈri.ʒo] Forms: morrillos [plural]
Rhymes: -iʝo, -iʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America), -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs), -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Etymology: From morro + -illo. Etymology templates: {{af|es|morro|-illo}} morro + -illo Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} morrillo m (plural morrillos)
  1. back of the neck Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-morrillo-es-noun-gbaoGcmw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -illo Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -illo: 72 28
  2. the fleshy back part of the neck of cattle or tuna Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-morrillo-es-noun-NWRpFJZ9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Juana la sintió en su alma, como un toro siente en el morrillo el primer par de banderillas",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[moˈri.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/moˈriʎo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[moˈri.ʎo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/moˈriʃo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[moˈri.ʃo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/moˈriʒo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[moˈri.ʒo]"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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