dragoncillo

Spanish

Etymology

From dragón +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɾaɡonˈθiʝo/ [d̪ɾa.ɣ̞õn̟ˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /dɾaɡonˈθiʎo/ [d̪ɾa.ɣ̞õn̟ˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /dɾaɡonˈsiʝo/ [d̪ɾa.ɣ̞õnˈsi.ʝo] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /dɾaɡonˈsiʎo/ [d̪ɾa.ɣ̞õnˈsi.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /dɾaɡonˈsiʃo/ [d̪ɾa.ɣ̞õnˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /dɾaɡonˈsiʒo/ [d̪ɾa.ɣ̞õnˈsi.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: dra‧gon‧ci‧llo

Noun

dragoncillo m (plural dragoncillos)

diminutive of dragón

Further reading

“dragoncillo”, 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