Spanish

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Etymology

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From diente +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /djenteˈθiʝo/ [d̪jẽn̪.t̪eˈθi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /djenteˈθiʎo/ [d̪jẽn̪.t̪eˈθi.ʎo]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /djenteˈsiʝo/ [d̪jẽn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /djenteˈsiʎo/ [d̪jẽn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /djenteˈsiʃo/ [d̪jẽn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /djenteˈsiʒo/ [d̪jẽn̪.t̪eˈsi.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: dien‧te‧ci‧llo

Noun

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dientecillo m (plural dientecillos)

  1. diminutive of diente