descansillo

Spanish

Etymology

From descanso +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /deskanˈsiʝo/ [d̪es.kãnˈsi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /deskanˈsiʎo/ [d̪es.kãnˈsi.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /deskanˈsiʃo/ [d̪es.kãnˈsi.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /deskanˈsiʒo/ [d̪es.kãnˈsi.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: des‧can‧si‧llo

Noun

descansillo m (plural descansillos)

landing (above stairs)
Synonym: rellano
- 2018, “Malamente (Cap.1: Augurio)”, in El mal querer, performed by Rosalía:
  Está parpadeando la luz del descansillo / Una voz en la escalera, alguien cruzando el pasillo
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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

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