bastoncillo

Spanish

Etymology

From bastón +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /bastonˈθiʝo/ [bas.t̪õn̟ˈθi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /bastonˈθiʎo/ [bas.t̪õn̟ˈθi.ʎo]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /bastonˈsiʝo/ [bas.t̪õnˈsi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /bastonˈsiʎo/ [bas.t̪õnˈsi.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bastonˈsiʃo/ [bas.t̪õnˈsi.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bastonˈsiʒo/ [bas.t̪õnˈsi.ʒo]

(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: bas‧ton‧ci‧llo

Noun

bastoncillo m (plural bastoncillos)

cotton swab, Q-tip
Synonyms: bastoncillo de algodón, bastoncillo de los oídos, hisopo de algodón
Diminutive of bastón

Further reading

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

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