ajillo
Spanish, noun/aˈxiʝo/
ajillo is spelled A-J-I-L-L-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 103,935th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ajillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “A simple sauce with sautéd garlic as the chief ingredient” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of ajo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tipo de salsa hecha de ajo y otros ingredientes”.
What does ajillo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of ajo
- 2
masculineA simple sauce with sautéd garlic as the chief ingredient.
gambas al ajillo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tipo de salsa hecha de ajo y otros ingredientes.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ajillo
- ajillos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ajillo?
- /aˈxiʝo/
- [aˈxi.ʝo]
- [aˈxiʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ajillo in Spanish?
ajillo appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).