perrito

Spanish

Etymology

From perro +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈrito/ [peˈri.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: pe‧rri‧to

Noun

perrito m (plural perritos, feminine perrita, feminine plural perritas)

1. doggy, diminutive of perro
2. puppy
3. hot dog
4. (Chile) clothes peg, clothespin
5. (Chile) the white-backed stilt

Derived terms

• perrito caliente
• perrito faldero
• postura de perrito

 

Further reading

• “perrito”, 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