dientecillo

Spanish

Etymology

From diente +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /djenteˈθiʝo/ [d̪jẽn̪.t̪eˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /djenteˈθiʎo/ [d̪jẽn̪.t̪eˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /djenteˈsiʃo/ [d̪jẽn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /djenteˈsiʒo/ [d̪jẽn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: dien‧te‧ci‧llo

Noun

dientecillo m (plural dientecillos)

  1. diminutive of diente