cielito
Spanish
Etymology
From cielo (“sky”) + -ito (diminutive suffix), from Latin caelum.
Noun
cielito m (plural cielitos)
- (endearing) sweetheart, my love
- a type of a Uruguayan dance
Further reading
- “cielito”, 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