hacerse un ovillo
Spanish, verb[aˈseɾse ũn oˈβ̞iʝo]
hacerse un ovillo is spelled H-A-C-E-R-S-E-U-N-O-V-I-L-L-O (15 letters). Hacerse un ovillo is a Spanish verb meaning “to curl up in a ball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does hacerse un ovillo mean in English?
verb
- 1
to curl up in a ball
- 2
to tie oneself up in knots
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Encogerse, contraerse, acurrucarse por miedo, dolor u otra causa natural. 2. Embrollarse, confundirse hablando o discurriendo.
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 hacerse un ovillo
- me hago un ovillo first-person present singular
- me hice un ovillo first-person preterite singular
- hecho un ovillo participle past
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hacerse un ovillo?
- [aˈseɾse ũn oˈβ̞iʝo]
- [aˈseɾse ũn oˈβ̞iʎo]
- [aˈseɾse ũn oˈβ̞iʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.