tonadilla

Spanish

Etymology

From tonada +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /tonaˈdiʝa/ [t̪o.naˈð̞i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /tonaˈdiʎa/ [t̪o.naˈð̞i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /tonaˈdiʃa/ [t̪o.naˈð̞i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /tonaˈdiʒa/ [t̪o.naˈð̞i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: to‧na‧di‧lla

Noun

tonadilla f (plural tonadillas)

  1. ditty, shanty, short song

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