modistilla

Spanish

Etymology

From modista +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /modisˈtiʝa/ [mo.ð̞isˈt̪i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /modisˈtiʎa/ [mo.ð̞isˈt̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /modisˈtiʃa/ [mo.ð̞isˈt̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /modisˈtiʒa/ [mo.ð̞isˈt̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: mo‧dis‧ti‧lla

Noun

modistilla f (plural modistillas)

  1. diminutive of modista

Further reading

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