tollina

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From dissimilation from toñina, from Vulgar Latin *thunnina, from Latin thunnus (tuna), alluding to the blows used to finish off this fish once its caught.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /toˈʝina/ [t̪oˈʝi.na]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /toˈʎina/ [t̪oˈʎi.na]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /toˈʃina/ [t̪oˈʃi.na]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /toˈʒina/ [t̪oˈʒi.na]

  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: to‧lli‧na

Noun

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tollina f (plural tollinas)

  1. beating, bashing
    Synonym: paliza

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “tollina”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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