tetilla

See also: Tetilla

English

Noun

tetilla (plural tetillas)

Alternative letter-case form of Tetilla (“cheese”)
- 2010, Patricia Michelson, Cheese: Exploring Taste and Tradition, Gibbs Smith, →ISBN:
  The [...] cheeses are mild and buttery, and loved by children because tetilla is almost spreadable.
- 2012, Rafael Palomino, Fiesta Latina: Fabulous Food for Sizzling Parties, Chronicle Books, →ISBN:
  The flavor of tetilla cheese is clean and smooth, and it melts beautifully. making it a perfect quesadilla cheese.
- 2014, Malcolm Coxall, Traditional Vegetarian Tapas Recipes of Spain, Malcolm Coxall, →ISBN:
  This is a light salad made with tetilla cheese.

Anagrams

a little, alt-lite

Spanish

Etymology

From teta +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /teˈtiʝa/ [t̪eˈt̪i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /teˈtiʎa/ [t̪eˈt̪i.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /teˈtiʃa/ [t̪eˈt̪i.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /teˈtiʒa/ [t̪eˈt̪i.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: te‧ti‧lla

Noun

tetilla f (plural tetillas)

Diminutive of teta; small breast
(of a male) nipple
Synonym: (of a female) pezón

Further reading

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

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