carretoncillo

Spanish

Etymology

From carretón +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /karetonˈθiʝo/ [ka.re.t̪õn̟ˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /karetonˈθiʎo/ [ka.re.t̪õn̟ˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /karetonˈsiʝo/ [ka.re.t̪õnˈsi.ʝo] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /karetonˈsiʎo/ [ka.re.t̪õnˈsi.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /karetonˈsiʃo/ [ka.re.t̪õnˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /karetonˈsiʒo/ [ka.re.t̪õnˈsi.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: ca‧rre‧ton‧ci‧llo

Noun

carretoncillo m (plural carretoncillos)

diminutive of carretón

Further reading

“carretoncillo”, 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