jueguillo

jueguillo

Spanish

Etymology

juego +‎ -illo

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /xweˈɡiʝo/ [xweˈɣ̞i.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /xweˈɡiʝo/ [xweˈɣ̞i.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /xweˈɡiʎo/ [xweˈɣ̞i.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /xweˈɡiʃo/ [xweˈɣ̞i.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /xweˈɡiʒo/ [xweˈɣ̞i.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: jue‧gui‧llo

Noun

jueguillo m (plural jueguillos)

1. Diminutive of juego
   • 2015 August 2, “¿Te atreves a jugar lento?”, in El País‎:

     Su jueguillo es Monument valley , una obra para móviles a camino entre M. C. Escher y Las 1001 noches.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)