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zorrilla

/θoˈriʝa/

noun, masculine/feminine/θoˈriʝa/plural: zorrillas

zorrilla is masculine or feminine depending on context in Spanish.

striped polecat, zorille, zoril

“La zorrilla se dice que es el animal más apestoso en la tierra.” — The striped polecat is said to be the smelliest animal on earth.

Etymology tree Spanish zorro Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish zorrilla From zorro + -illa.