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Etymology

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From doctor +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /doɡtoɾˈθiʝo/ [d̪oɣ̞.t̪oɾˈθi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /doɡtoɾˈθiʎo/ [d̪oɣ̞.t̪oɾˈθi.ʎo]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /doɡtoɾˈsiʝo/ [d̪oɣ̞.t̪oɾˈsi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /doɡtoɾˈsiʎo/ [d̪oɣ̞.t̪oɾˈsi.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /doɡtoɾˈsiʃo/ [d̪oɣ̞.t̪oɾˈsi.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /doɡtoɾˈsiʒo/ [d̪oɣ̞.t̪oɾˈsi.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: doc‧tor‧ci‧llo

Noun

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doctorcillo m (plural doctorcillos)

  1. diminutive of doctor