hijuelo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fīliolus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈxwelo/ [iˈxwe.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: hi‧jue‧lo

Noun

hijuelo m (plural hijuelos)

1. diminutive of hijo
2. (botany) layer; shoot

Further reading

• “hijuelo”, 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