cervatillo

Spanish

Etymology

From cervato +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /θeɾbaˈtiʝo/ [θeɾ.β̞aˈt̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /θeɾbaˈtiʎo/ [θeɾ.β̞aˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /seɾbaˈtiʃo/ [seɾ.β̞aˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /seɾbaˈtiʒo/ [seɾ.β̞aˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: cer‧va‧ti‧llo

Noun

cervatillo m (plural cervatillos)

  1. fawn (young deer)

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