saloncillo

Spanish

Etymology

From salón +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /salonˈθiʝo/ [sa.lõn̟ˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /salonˈθiʎo/ [sa.lõn̟ˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /salonˈsiʝo/ [sa.lõnˈsi.ʝo] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /salonˈsiʎo/ [sa.lõnˈsi.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /salonˈsiʃo/ [sa.lõnˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /salonˈsiʒo/ [sa.lõnˈsi.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: sa‧lon‧ci‧llo

Noun

saloncillo m (plural saloncillos)

diminutive of salón

Further reading

“saloncillo”, 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