huesecillo

Spanish

Etymology

From hueso +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /w̝eseˈθiʝo/ [w̝e.seˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /w̝eseˈθiʎo/ [w̝e.seˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /w̝eseˈsiʃo/ [w̝e.seˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /w̝eseˈsiʒo/ [w̝e.seˈsi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: hue‧se‧ci‧llo

Noun

huesecillo m (plural huesecillos)

  1. diminutive of hueso
    Synonyms: huesito, huesezuelo
    Antonym: huesarrón
    • 2015 October 18, “Ver sin mirar”, in El País‎[1]:
      Clic, los huesecillos de los batracios de las vitrinas, clic, la jirafa, clic, el diplodocus.
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