cuentecillo

Spanish

Etymology

From cuento +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kwenteˈθiʝo/ [kwẽn̪.t̪eˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kwenteˈθiʎo/ [kwẽn̪.t̪eˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /kwenteˈsiʃo/ [kwẽn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kwenteˈsiʒo/ [kwẽn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: cuen‧te‧ci‧llo

Noun

cuentecillo m (plural cuentecillos)

  1. diminutive of cuento