mentirilla

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From mentira +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /mentiˈɾiʝa/ [mẽn̪.t̪iˈɾi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /mentiˈɾiʎa/ [mẽn̪.t̪iˈɾi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /mentiˈɾiʃa/ [mẽn̪.t̪iˈɾi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /mentiˈɾiʒa/ [mẽn̪.t̪iˈɾi.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: men‧ti‧ri‧lla

Noun

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mentirilla f (plural mentirillas)

  1. diminutive of mentira; white lie