perilla

f.

1 goatee (barba).

venir de perilla o perillas to be just the right thing

2 knob. (Latin American Spanish)

3 short pointed beard, Vandyke.

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perilla

► nombre femenino

1 goatee

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ir de perilla / venir de perilla familiar to come in really handy

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SF

1) (=barba) goatee

- venir de perillas

perilla de la oreja — ear lobe

2) (=joya) pear-shaped ornament, drop

3) (Elec) switch

perilla del timbre — bellpush

4) Méx (=manija) handle

5) (=tirador) doorknob

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femenino

1) (barba) goatee

venir de perillas — (fam) to be very useful, come in very handy (colloq)

2) (de puerta) doorknob; (de gaveta) knob

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= goatee, goatee beard.

Ex. Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.

Ex. Goatee beards, sideburns, kipper ties and flares are the things that we will look back on and remind us of our youth.

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* venir de perilla = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

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femenino

1) (barba) goatee

venir de perillas — (fam) to be very useful, come in very handy (colloq)

2) (de puerta) doorknob; (de gaveta) knob

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= goatee, goatee beard.

Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.

Ex: Goatee beards, sideburns, kipper ties and flares are the things that we will look back on and remind us of our youth.

* venir de perilla = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

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perilla

feminine

A

1 (barba) goatee

2 (de la oreja) lobe

venir de perillas (fam); to be very useful, come in very handy (colloq)

B (AmL) (de puerta) doorknob; (de gareta) knob

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perilla sustantivo femenino (barba) goatee;

◊ venir de perilla(s) (fam) to come in very handy (colloq)

perilla sustantivo femenino goatee
♦ Locuciones: de perilla: me viene de perilla que me cambies el día libre, that's fine by me if you change my day off

'perilla' also found in these entries:
English:
knob

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perilla nf

1. [barba] goatee;

Comp

Fam

venir de perilla o [m5]perillas to be very handy o just the thing

2. Am [de puerta] doorknob;

[de aparato] knob

3. [interruptor] = light switch on cord

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perilla

f

1 goatee;

me viene de perilla fam that’ll be very useful;

tu visita me viene de perilla fam you’ve come at just the right time

2 L.Am.

pomo doorknob

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perilla nf

1) : goatee

2) : pommel (on a saddle)

3) Col, Mex : knob, handle

4)

perilla de la oreja : earlobe

5)

de perillas fam : handy, just right