bastoncillo

Spanish

Etymology

From bastón +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /bastonˈθiʝo/ [bas.t̪õn̟ˈθi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /bastonˈθiʝo/ [bas.t̪õn̟ˈθi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /bastonˈθiʎo/ [bas.t̪õn̟ˈθi.ʎo]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /bastonˈsiʝo/ [bas.t̪õnˈsi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /bastonˈsiʝo/ [bas.t̪õnˈsi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /bastonˈsiʎo/ [bas.t̪õnˈsi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bastonˈsiʃo/ [bas.t̪õnˈsi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bastonˈsiʒo/ [bas.t̪õnˈsi.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

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

• Syllabification: bas‧ton‧ci‧llo

Noun

bastoncillo m (plural bastoncillos)

1. cotton swab, Q-tip

   Synonyms: bastoncillo de algodón, bastoncillo de los oídos, hisopo de algodón

2. diminutive of bastón

Further reading

• “bastoncillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16