fondillo

Spanish

Etymology

From fondo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /fonˈdiʝo/ [fõn̪ˈd̪i.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /fonˈdiʝo/ [fõn̪ˈd̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /fonˈdiʎo/ [fõn̪ˈd̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /fonˈdiʃo/ [fõn̪ˈd̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /fonˈdiʒo/ [fõn̪ˈd̪i.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: fon‧di‧llo

Noun

fondillo m (plural fondillos)

1. seat; crotch (of trousers)
2. bottom; rear end; derriere

Further reading

• “fondillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024