leoncillo

Spanish

Etymology

From león +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /leonˈθiʝo/ [le.õn̟ˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /leonˈθiʎo/ [le.õn̟ˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /leonˈsiʃo/ [le.õnˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /leonˈsiʒo/ [le.õnˈsi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: le‧on‧ci‧llo

Noun

leoncillo m (plural leoncillos)

  1. diminutive of león
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (Americas, dialectal) kinkajou
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