pelillo

Spanish

Etymology

From pelo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /peˈliʝo/ [peˈli.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peˈliʝo/ [peˈli.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /peˈliʎo/ [peˈli.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peˈliʃo/ [peˈli.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈliʒo/ [peˈli.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo
• Rhymes: -iʎo
• Rhymes: -iʃo
• Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: pe‧li‧llo

Noun

pelillo m (plural pelillos)

1. diminutive of pelo
2. (figurative, usually in the plural) petty concern, triviality

Derived terms

• echar pelillos a la mar
• pelillos a la mar

 

Further reading

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