Etymology
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From jicote (“bumblebee”) + -illo.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /xikoˈtiʝo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /xikoˈtiʝo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /xikoˈtiʎo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʎo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /xikoˈtiʃo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /xikoˈtiʒo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʒo]
- (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: ji‧co‧ti‧llo
jicotillo m (plural jicotillos)
- (colloquial, Mexico) Diminutive of jicote; a small bumblebee
Related terms
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References
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- Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 78