jicotillo

Spanish

Etymology

From jicote (“bumblebee”) +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /xikoˈtiʝo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /xikoˈtiʎo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /xikoˈtiʃo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /xikoˈtiʒo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: ji‧co‧ti‧llo

Noun

jicotillo m (plural jicotillos)

  1. (colloquial, Mexico) diminutive of jicote; a small bumblebee

References

  • Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 78
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