bosquecillo

Spanish

Etymology

From bosque +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /boskeˈθiʝo/ [bos.keˈθi.ʝo] (Spain)

• IPA^(key): /boskeˈθiʝo/ [bos.keˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
• IPA^(key): /boskeˈθiʎo/ [bos.keˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)

 

• IPA^(key): /boskeˈsiʝo/ [bos.keˈsi.ʝo] (Latin America)

• IPA^(key): /boskeˈsiʝo/ [bos.keˈsi.ʝo] (most of Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /boskeˈsiʎo/ [bos.keˈsi.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

 

• IPA^(key): /boskeˈsiʃo/ [bos.keˈsi.ʃo] (Latin America)

• IPA^(key): /boskeˈsiʃo/ [bos.keˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /boskeˈsiʒo/ [bos.keˈsi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: bos‧que‧ci‧llo

Noun

bosquecillo m (plural bosquecillos)

1. copse, thicket

   Synonyms: espesura, matorral, soto

   • 2016 October 25, “Los macacos y el mango”, in ABC Color‎^[1]:

     Esta advertencia la hemos escuchado desde niños cuando en bosquecillo de la casa de los abuelos vivía una familia de macacos, que armaba un concierto todas las mañanas.

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