maestrillo

Spanish

Etymology

From maestro +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /maesˈtɾiʝo/ [ma.esˈt̪ɾi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /maesˈtɾiʎo/ [ma.esˈt̪ɾi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /maesˈtɾiʃo/ [ma.esˈt̪ɾi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /maesˈtɾiʒo/ [ma.esˈt̪ɾi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: ma‧es‧tri‧llo

Noun

maestrillo m (plural maestrillos)

  1. diminutive of maestro

Derived terms