ardillita

Spanish

Etymology

From ardilla +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aɾdiˈʝita/ [aɾ.ð̞iˈʝi.t̪a]

• IPA^(key): /aɾdiˈʝita/ [aɾ.ð̞iˈʝi.t̪a] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aɾdiˈʎita/ [aɾ.ð̞iˈʎi.t̪a] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /aɾdiˈʃita/ [aɾ.ð̞iˈʃi.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /aɾdiˈʒita/ [aɾ.ð̞iˈʒi.t̪a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ar‧di‧lli‧ta

Noun

ardillita f (plural ardillitas)

1. diminutive of ardilla
   • 2015 July 26, “Neil Gaiman, padre de 1.001 mundos”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Las de mi padre eran sobre ardillitas que vivían al otro lado de la ventana.

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