monacillo

Spanish

Alternative forms

monaguillo

Etymology

From Old Spanish monaziello, from Late Latin monachellus, diminutive of monachus (“monk”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /monaˈθiʝo/ [mo.naˈθi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /monaˈθiʎo/ [mo.naˈθi.ʎo]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /monaˈsiʝo/ [mo.naˈsi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /monaˈsiʎo/ [mo.naˈsi.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /monaˈsiʃo/ [mo.naˈsi.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /monaˈsiʒo/ [mo.naˈsi.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: mo‧na‧ci‧llo

Noun

monacillo m (plural monacillos)

altar boy

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “monje”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 128

Further reading

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

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