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Españita

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From España +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /espaˈɲita/ [es.paˈɲi.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: Es‧pa‧ñi‧ta

Proper noun

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Españita f (plural Españitas)

  1. diminutive of España: A country in Europe
    • 2007 June 20, Elvira Lindo, “Españita”, in El País[1]:
      Hay semanas en las que Españita es ese pueblo en el que, a la manera que contaban los novelistas del diecinueve, todo el mundo se conoce y se celebra.
      There are weeks in which Españita is that town in which, in the manner 19th-century novelists told, everyone knows each other and self-celebrates.