hollín

See also: hollin

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish follín, from Vulgar Latin *fullīginem (compare the attested follīginem), from Latin fūlīginem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂li-, from *dʰewh₂-.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /oˈʝin/ [oˈʝĩn]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oˈʝin/ [oˈʝĩn]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /oˈʎin/ [oˈʎĩn]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oˈʃin/ [oˈʃĩn]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈʒin/ [oˈʒĩn]

• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: ho‧llín

Noun

hollín m (plural hollines)

1. soot

   Synonyms: negrumo, tile

Derived terms

• deshollinador
• hollinoso

 

Further reading

• “hollín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28