niña bonita

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “pretty girl”.

Noun

niña bonita f (plural niñas bonitas)

(idiomatic) pet; darling
(Spain, colloquial) the number fifteen in some Spanish card games
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see niña,‎ bonito.

Further reading

“niño, ña bonito, ta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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