batallita

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /bataˈʝita/ [ba.t̪aˈʝi.t̪a] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /bataˈʎita/ [ba.t̪aˈʎi.t̪a] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /bataˈʃita/ [ba.t̪aˈʃi.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /bataˈʒita/ [ba.t̪aˈʒi.t̪a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: ba‧ta‧lli‧ta

Noun

batallita f (plural batallitas)

  1. yarn, story