altillo

Spanish

Etymology

From alto +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /alˈtiʝo/ [al̪ˈt̪i.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /alˈtiʝo/ [al̪ˈt̪i.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /alˈtiʎo/ [al̪ˈt̪i.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /alˈtiʃo/ [al̪ˈt̪i.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /alˈtiʒo/ [al̪ˈt̪i.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: al‧ti‧llo

Noun

altillo m (plural altillos)

1. loft, mezzanine, attic

   Synonyms: desván, ático

Further reading

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