Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Diminutive, from bolso +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bolˈsiʝo/ [bolˈsi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /bolˈsiʎo/ [bolˈsi.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bolˈsiʃo/ [bolˈsi.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bolˈsiʒo/ [bolˈsi.ʒo]

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  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

  • Syllabification: bol‧si‧llo

Noun edit

bolsillo m (plural bolsillos)

  1. pocket
    ¡Sácame del bolsillo!
    Take me out of your pocket! [Spanish cellphone ringtone]
    • 1991, J. R. R. Tolkien, translated by Manuel Figueroa, El Hobbit:
      —¿Qué tengo en el bolsillo? —dijo, en voz alta.
      "What do I have in my pocket?" he said, aloud.
  2. pocketbook (personal resources)

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