batallita

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bataˈʝita/ [ba.t̪aˈʝi.t̪a]

• IPA^(key): /bataˈʝita/ [ba.t̪aˈʝi.t̪a] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /bataˈʎita/ [ba.t̪aˈʎi.t̪a] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /bataˈʃita/ [ba.t̪aˈʃi.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /bataˈʒita/ [ba.t̪aˈʒi.t̪a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ba‧ta‧lli‧ta

Noun

batallita f (plural batallitas)

1. yarn, story