pececillo

Spanish

Etymology

From pez (“fish”) +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /peθeˈθiʝo/ [pe.θeˈθi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /peθeˈθiʝo/ [pe.θeˈθi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /peθeˈθiʎo/ [pe.θeˈθi.ʎo]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /peseˈsiʝo/ [pe.seˈsi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /peseˈsiʝo/ [pe.seˈsi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /peseˈsiʎo/ [pe.seˈsi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peseˈsiʃo/ [pe.seˈsi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peseˈsiʒo/ [pe.seˈsi.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• (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: pe‧ce‧ci‧llo

Noun

pececillo m (plural pececillos)

1. Diminutive of pez; fishy; a small fish

   Synonyms: pececito, pescadito

Derived terms

• pececillo de plata