blanquillo

English

Etymology

From Spanish blanquillo.

Noun

blanquillo (plural blanquillos)

tilefish (Malacanthidae spp.)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From blanco (“white”) +‎ -illo (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /blanˈkiʝo/ [blãŋˈki.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /blanˈkiʎo/ [blãŋˈki.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /blanˈkiʃo/ [blãŋˈki.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /blanˈkiʒo/ [blãŋˈki.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

Syllabification: blan‧qui‧llo

Adjective

blanquillo (feminine blanquilla, masculine plural blanquillos, feminine plural blanquillas)

whitish

Noun

blanquillo m (plural blanquillos)

tilefish (Malacanthidae spp.)

Further reading

“blanquillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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