Spanish

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Etymology

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From león +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /leonˈθiʝo/ [le.õn̟ˈθi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /leonˈθiʎo/ [le.õn̟ˈθi.ʎo]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /leonˈsiʝo/ [le.õnˈsi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /leonˈsiʎo/ [le.õnˈsi.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /leonˈsiʃo/ [le.õnˈsi.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /leonˈsiʒo/ [le.õnˈsi.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: le‧on‧ci‧llo

Noun

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leoncillo m (plural leoncillos)

  1. diminutive of león