montecillo
See also: Montecillo
Spanish
Etymology
Probably from monte + -cillo, possibly corresponding to Late Latin monticellus, from Latin mōns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /monteˈsiʝo/ [mõn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʝo] (most of Latin America)
- IPA(key): /monteˈsiʎo/ [mõn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
- Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
- Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: mon‧te‧ci‧llo
Noun
montecillo m (plural montecillos)