hermanita

Spanish

Etymology

From hermana +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾmaˈnita/ [eɾ.maˈni.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: her‧ma‧ni‧ta

Noun

hermanita f (plural hermanitas, masculine hermanito, masculine plural hermanitos)

1. diminutive of hermana (“little sister”)

Further reading

• “hermanita”, 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