tigrecillo

Spanish

Etymology

From tigre +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /tiɡɾeˈθiʝo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈθi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /tiɡɾeˈθiʝo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈθi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /tiɡɾeˈθiʎo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈθi.ʎo]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /tiɡɾeˈsiʝo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈsi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /tiɡɾeˈsiʝo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈsi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /tiɡɾeˈsiʎo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈsi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /tiɡɾeˈsiʃo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈsi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /tiɡɾeˈsiʒo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈsi.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: ti‧gre‧ci‧llo

Noun

tigrecillo m (plural tigrecillos)

1. (Bolivia, Mexico) ocelot