pelotilla

Spanish

Etymology

From pelota +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /peloˈtiʝa/ [pe.loˈt̪i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peloˈtiʝa/ [pe.loˈt̪i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /peloˈtiʎa/ [pe.loˈt̪i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peloˈtiʃa/ [pe.loˈt̪i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peloˈtiʒa/ [pe.loˈt̪i.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: pe‧lo‧ti‧lla

Noun

pelotilla f (plural pelotillas)

1. Diminutive of pelota

Derived terms

• hacer la pelotilla

 

Further reading

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