mediquillo

Spanish

Etymology

From médico +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /mediˈkiʝo/ [me.ð̞iˈki.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /mediˈkiʎo/ [me.ð̞iˈki.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /mediˈkiʃo/ [me.ð̞iˈki.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /mediˈkiʒo/ [me.ð̞iˈki.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: me‧di‧qui‧llo

Noun

mediquillo m (plural mediquillos)

  1. diminutive of médico

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