duendecillo

Spanish

Etymology

From duende (“elf, imp”) +‎ -cillo (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /dwendeˈθiʝo/ [d̪wẽn̪.d̪eˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /dwendeˈθiʎo/ [d̪wẽn̪.d̪eˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /dwendeˈsiʃo/ [d̪wẽn̪.d̪eˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /dwendeˈsiʒo/ [d̪wẽn̪.d̪eˈsi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: duen‧de‧ci‧llo

Noun

duendecillo m (plural duendecillos)

  1. pixie, sprite
    • 2017, Tyto Alba, Fellini en Roma, Astiberri, →ISBN, page 24:
      Más que una ayudante, era casi mi jefa, discreta y en segundo plano, como un duendecillo que me aconsejaba e inspiraba constantemente.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. leprechaun
  3. hobgoblin, gremlin

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