mentirilla

Spanish

Etymology

From mentira +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /mentiˈɾiʝa/ [mẽn̪.t̪iˈɾi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /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]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: men‧ti‧ri‧lla

Noun

mentirilla f (plural mentirillas)

Diminutive of mentira; white lie

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