pasioncilla

Spanish

Etymology

From pasión +‎ -cilla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pasjonˈθiʝa/ [pa.sjõn̟ˈθi.ʝa] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /pasjonˈθiʎa/ [pa.sjõn̟ˈθi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /pasjonˈsiʝa/ [pa.sjõnˈsi.ʝa] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /pasjonˈsiʎa/ [pa.sjõnˈsi.ʎa] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /pasjonˈsiʃa/ [pa.sjõnˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /pasjonˈsiʒa/ [pa.sjõnˈsi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝa (most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: pa‧sion‧ci‧lla

Noun

pasioncilla f (plural pasioncillas)

diminutive of pasión

Further reading

“pasioncilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024