quintillizo

Spanish

Etymology

Blend of quinto +‎ mellizo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /kintiˈʝiθo/ [kĩn̪.t̪iˈʝi.θo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /kintiˈʎiθo/ [kĩn̪.t̪iˈʎi.θo]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /kintiˈʝiso/ [kĩn̪.t̪iˈʝi.so]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /kintiˈʎiso/ [kĩn̪.t̪iˈʎi.so]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kintiˈʃiso/ [kĩn̪.t̪iˈʃi.so]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kintiˈʒiso/ [kĩn̪.t̪iˈʒi.so]

(Spain) Rhymes: -iθo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -iso
Syllabification: quin‧ti‧lli‧zo

Noun

quintillizo m (plural quintillizos, feminine quintilliza, feminine plural quintillizas)

quintuplet

Further reading

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

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