mentirilla

Spanish

Etymology

From mentira +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /mentiˈɾiʝa/ [mẽn̪.t̪iˈɾi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /mentiˈɾiʎa/ [mẽn̪.t̪iˈɾi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /mentiˈɾiʃa/ [mẽn̪.t̪iˈɾi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /mentiˈɾiʒa/ [mẽn̪.t̪iˈɾi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: men‧ti‧ri‧lla

Noun

mentirilla f (plural mentirillas)

  1. diminutive of mentira; white lie
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