pocillo

Spanish

Etymology

From pozo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poˈθiʝo/ [poˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /poˈθiʎo/ [poˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /poˈsiʝo/ [poˈsi.ʝo] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /poˈsiʎo/ [poˈsi.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /poˈsiʃo/ [poˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /poˈsiʒo/ [poˈsi.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‧ci‧llo

Noun

pocillo m (plural pocillos)

bowl, dish
Synonyms: bol, plato
(Latin America, Galicia (Spain)) small coffee cup, mug
Synonym: taza

Further reading

“pocillo”, 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