hollejo
[oˈʝexo]
The verdict
“hollejo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pericarpio o epidermis de algunas frutas y hortalizas, en especial de la uva.
Corpus desk
Index ES-hollejo · hollejo · Spanish
hollejo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hollejo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oˈʝexo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hollejo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hollejo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [oˈʝexo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pericarpio o epidermis de algunas frutas y hortalizas, en especial de la uva.".
hollejo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is hollejo, spelled H-O-L-L-E-J-O.
Definition
- 1Pericarpio o epidermis de algunas frutas y hortalizas, en especial de la uva.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hollejo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Se lleva el líquido formado por la pulpa, el hollejo y las semillas, a piletas de cemento revestidas de pinturas epoxi y se le somete a sulfitado (o también sulfito de potasio) que inhibe la flora silvestre que contiene el hollejo de la uva
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.