miguelito
Spanish
Etymology
From proper name Miguelito, a rhyme made with pronoun mí; alternatively from miguel + -ito.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miɡeˈlito/ [mi.ɣ̞eˈli.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: mi‧gue‧li‧to
Pronoun
miguelito
- (colloquial, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras) synonym of mí (me)
- Synonym: miguel
- Este regalo es para miguelito, no para ti.
- This gift is for me, not for you.
Further reading
- “miguelito”, 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
- “miguelito”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010