maletilla
Spanish
Etymology
maleta + -illa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maleˈtiʝa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /maleˈtiʎa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maleˈtiʃa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maleˈtiʒa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʒa]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa
- Syllabification: ma‧le‧ti‧lla
Noun
maletilla f (plural maletillas)
- Diminutive of maleta
- (bullfighting) wannabe bullfighter
Further reading
- “maletilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014