Spanish

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Etymology

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From mono +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /moˈniʝo/ [moˈni.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /moˈniʎo/ [moˈni.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /moˈniʃo/ [moˈni.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /moˈniʒo/ [moˈni.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: mo‧ni‧llo

Noun

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monillo m (plural monillos)

  1. diminutive of mono

Further reading

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