maletilla

Spanish

Etymology

From maleta +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /maleˈtiʝa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maleˈtiʝa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /maleˈtiʎa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maleˈtiʃa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maleˈtiʒa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: ma‧le‧ti‧lla

Noun

maletilla f (plural maletillas)

1. diminutive of maleta
2. (bullfighting) wannabe bullfighter

Further reading

• “maletilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014