perrillo
Spanish
Etymology
perro + -illo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peˈriʝo/ [peˈri.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /peˈriʎo/ [peˈri.ʎo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peˈriʃo/ [peˈri.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈriʒo/ [peˈri.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: pe‧rri‧llo
Noun
perrillo m (plural perrillos)
- Diminutive of perro
- 2015 November 2, “Madonna, Madoncita, Madonzota”, in El País:
- Pero al irme al otro sillón lloriqueé instintivamente imitando a un perrillo y noté que le hacía gracia mi llanto.
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Further reading
- “perrillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014