cancioncilla

Spanish

Etymology

From canción +‎ -cilla.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kanθjonˈθiʝa/ [kãn̟.θjõn̟ˈθi.ʝa] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kanθjonˈθiʎa/ [kãn̟.θjõn̟ˈθi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /kansjonˈsiʃa/ [kãn.sjõnˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kansjonˈsiʒa/ [kãn.sjõnˈsi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: can‧cion‧ci‧lla

Noun

cancioncilla f (plural cancioncillas)

  1. diminutive of canción; ditty, tune