pobrecillo

Spanish

Etymology

From pobre +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pobɾeˈθiʝo/ [po.β̞ɾeˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /pobɾeˈθiʎo/ [po.β̞ɾeˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /pobɾeˈsiʝo/ [po.β̞ɾeˈsi.ʝo] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /pobɾeˈsiʎo/ [po.β̞ɾeˈsi.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /pobɾeˈsiʃo/ [po.β̞ɾeˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /pobɾeˈsiʒo/ [po.β̞ɾeˈsi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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: po‧bre‧ci‧llo

Adjective

pobrecillo (feminine pobrecilla, masculine plural pobrecillos, feminine plural pobrecillas)

diminutive of pobre

Noun

pobrecillo m (plural pobrecillos, feminine pobrecilla, feminine plural pobrecillas)

diminutive of pobre; poor thing