descansillo

Spanish

Etymology

From descanso +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deskanˈsiʝo/ [d̪es.kãnˈsi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /deskanˈsiʎo/ [d̪es.kãnˈsi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /deskanˈsiʃo/ [d̪es.kãnˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /deskanˈsiʒo/ [d̪es.kãnˈsi.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: des‧can‧si‧llo

Noun

descansillo m (plural descansillos)

landing (above stairs)
Synonym: rellano
- 2018, “Malamente (Cap.1: Augurio)”, in El mal querer, performed by Rosalía:
  Está parpadeando la luz del descansillo / Una voz en la escalera, alguien cruzando el pasillo
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

“descansillo”, 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