pelillo

Spanish

Etymology

From pelo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /peˈliʝo/ [peˈli.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peˈliʝo/ [peˈli.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /peˈliʎo/ [peˈli.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peˈliʃo/ [peˈli.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈliʒo/ [peˈli.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: pe‧li‧llo

Noun

pelillo m (plural pelillos)

1. diminutive of pelo
2. (figurative, usually in the plural) petty concern, triviality

Derived terms

• echar pelillos a la mar

 

Further reading

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