carrerilla

Spanish

Etymology

From carrera +‎ -illa.

Noun

carrerilla f (plural carrerillas)

1. run-up
2. (music) octave scale
3. (derogatory) little career

Further reading

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