balconcillo

Spanish

Etymology

From balcón +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /balkonˈθiʝo/ [bal.kõn̟ˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /balkonˈθiʎo/ [bal.kõn̟ˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /balkonˈsiʝo/ [bal.kõnˈsi.ʝo] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /balkonˈsiʎo/ [bal.kõnˈsi.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /balkonˈsiʃo/ [bal.kõnˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /balkonˈsiʒo/ [bal.kõnˈsi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: bal‧con‧ci‧llo

Noun

balconcillo m (plural balconcillos)

diminutive of balcón

Further reading

“balconcillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024