chiquitillo

Spanish

Etymology

From chiquito +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃikiˈtiʝo/ [t͡ʃi.kiˈt̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃikiˈtiʎo/ [t͡ʃi.kiˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃikiˈtiʃo/ [t͡ʃi.kiˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃikiˈtiʒo/ [t͡ʃi.kiˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: chi‧qui‧ti‧llo

Adjective

chiquitillo (feminine chiquitilla, masculine plural chiquitillos, feminine plural chiquitillas)

  1. diminutive of chico, teeny-weeny