ardillita

Spanish

Etymology

From ardilla +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aɾdiˈʝita/ [aɾ.ð̞iˈʝi.t̪a]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɾdiˈʝita/ [aɾ.ð̞iˈʝi.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /aɾdiˈʎita/ [aɾ.ð̞iˈʎi.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾdiˈʃita/ [aɾ.ð̞iˈʃi.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾdiˈʒita/ [aɾ.ð̞iˈʒi.t̪a]

• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ar‧di‧lli‧ta

Noun

ardillita f (plural ardillitas)

1. diminutive of ardilla
   • 2015 July 26, “Neil Gaiman, padre de 1.001 mundos”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Las de mi padre eran sobre ardillitas que vivían al otro lado de la ventana.

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