hollejo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *folliclus, contracted form of Latin folliculus, diminutive form of follis (“purse, sack”). Compare the borrowed doublet folículo.

Cognate with Portuguese folhelho.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /oˈʝexo/ [oˈʝe.xo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oˈʝexo/ [oˈʝe.xo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /oˈʎexo/ [oˈʎe.xo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oˈʃexo/ [oˈʃe.xo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈʒexo/ [oˈʒe.xo]

• Rhymes: -exo
• Syllabification: ho‧lle‧jo

Noun

hollejo m (plural hollejos)

1. the skin or membrane covering some fruits and seeds, such as grapes, beans, etc.

   Synonyms: cáscara, piel

   • 2011, Francesc Navarro, Mauricio Wiesenthal, Todo lo que debes saber sobre el vino para impresionar en la mesa:

     También en el hollejo se encuentran los precursores de los aromas, sustancias inodoras que, durante el proceso de fermentación y posterior evolución del vino, liberarán moléculas volátiles que son las responsables de los aromas del vino

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2. the solid remains of fruit after pressing; pomace, marc

Further reading

• “hollejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16