jicotillo

Spanish

Etymology

From jicote (“bumblebee”) +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /xikoˈtiʝo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /xikoˈtiʝo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /xikoˈtiʎo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /xikoˈtiʃo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /xikoˈtiʒo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʒo]

Noun

jicotillo m (plural jicotillos)

1. (colloquial, Mexico) diminutive of jicote; a small bumblebee.

Related terms

• jicotera

References

• Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 78