chiquitín

Spanish

Etymology

From chiquito +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃikiˈtin/ [t͡ʃi.kiˈt̪ĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: chi‧qui‧tín

Adjective

chiquitín (feminine chiquitina, masculine plural chiquitines, feminine plural chiquitinas)

1. diminutive of chiquito (“very small, very young”)

Noun

chiquitín m (plural chiquitines, feminine chiquitina, feminine plural chiquitinas)

1. diminutive of chiquito (“little one, little guy”)

Further reading

• “chiquitín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014