firulete

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Galician-Portuguese *ferolete, metathesized from *felorete, variant of florete. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fiɾuˈlete/ [fi.ɾuˈle.t̪e] Rhymes: -ete Syllabification: fi‧ru‧le‧te === Noun === firulete m (plural firuletes) (South America) A superfluous and tasteless ornament or decoration. (uncommon) Any of the four diacritical marks that are used in Spanish: the acute accent, diaeresis, tilde, and tittle. === Further reading === “firulete”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 “firulete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025