Spanish

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Etymology

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From cuento +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /kwenteˈθiʝo/ [kwẽn̪.t̪eˈθi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /kwenteˈθiʎo/ [kwẽn̪.t̪eˈθi.ʎo]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /kwenteˈsiʝo/ [kwẽn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /kwenteˈsiʎo/ [kwẽn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kwenteˈsiʃo/ [kwẽn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kwenteˈsiʒo/ [kwẽn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: cuen‧te‧ci‧llo

Noun

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cuentecillo m (plural cuentecillos)

  1. diminutive of cuento