barrenillo

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barrenillo [bar-ray-neel’-lyo]

noun

1An insect which gnaws through the bark and attacks the sap-wood. (m)

2A disease produced by it in elms and other trees. (m)

3Borer. (m)

4Foolish; (Cono Sur. Méx.) Constant worry. (Caribbean) (m)

barrenillo

sustantivo:masculino

1 (Zoología) borer

2 (Caribe) (empeño) foolish persistence; (S. Cone) (México) (preocupación) constant worry; (manía) pet idea;

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clumsy, uncoordinated; slow, dim-witted