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pinino

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Piedmontese pinin (“youngest brother”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /piˈnino/ [piˈni.no]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: pi‧ni‧no

Adjective

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pinino

  1. (Argentina, dialectal) smallest, littlest. Used to describe a very short or young man.
    El marido es re pinino. ― The husband is very short.
    El pinino de los Pérez es abogado. ― Perez' youngest (son) is a lawyer.
  2. Also, figuratively, a little farm or domestic animal.
    El (gato) pinino aprendió a saltar. ― The smallest cat learned to jump.
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