insectillo

Spanish

Etymology

From insecto +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /inseɡˈtiʝo/ [ĩn.seɣ̞ˈt̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /inseɡˈtiʎo/ [ĩn.seɣ̞ˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /inseɡˈtiʃo/ [ĩn.seɣ̞ˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /inseɡˈtiʒo/ [ĩn.seɣ̞ˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: in‧sec‧ti‧llo

Noun

insectillo m (plural insectillos)

  1. diminutive of insecto