Spanish

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Etymology

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From pobre +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /pobɾeˈθiʝo/ [po.β̞ɾeˈθi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /pobɾeˈθiʎo/ [po.β̞ɾeˈθi.ʎo]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /pobɾeˈsiʝo/ [po.β̞ɾeˈsi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /pobɾeˈsiʎo/ [po.β̞ɾeˈsi.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pobɾeˈsiʃo/ [po.β̞ɾeˈsi.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pobɾeˈsiʒo/ [po.β̞ɾeˈsi.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: po‧bre‧ci‧llo

Adjective

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pobrecillo (feminine pobrecilla, masculine plural pobrecillos, feminine plural pobrecillas)

  1. diminutive of pobre

Noun

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pobrecillo m (plural pobrecillos, feminine pobrecilla, feminine plural pobrecillas)

  1. diminutive of pobre; poor thing