conventillo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From convento +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kombenˈtiʝo/ [kõm.bẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kombenˈtiʎo/ [kõm.bẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kombenˈtiʃo/ [kõm.bẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kombenˈtiʒo/ [kõm.bẽn̪ˈt̪i.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: con‧ven‧ti‧llo

Noun

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conventillo m (plural conventillos)

  1. a type of collective housing

Further reading

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