jicotillo

Spanish

Etymology

From jicote (“bumblebee”) +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /xikoˈtiʝo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /xikoˈtiʎo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /xikoˈtiʃo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /xikoˈtiʒo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.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: ji‧co‧ti‧llo

Noun

jicotillo m (plural jicotillos)

  1. (colloquial, Mexico) Diminutive of jicote; a small bumblebee

References
  • Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 78
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