barranquillo

Spanish

Etymology

From barranco +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /baranˈkiʝo/ [ba.rãŋˈki.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /baranˈkiʎo/ [ba.rãŋˈki.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /baranˈkiʃo/ [ba.rãŋˈki.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /baranˈkiʒo/ [ba.rãŋˈki.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: ba‧rran‧qui‧llo

Noun

barranquillo m (plural barranquillos)

  1. diminutive of barranco