tigrecillo

Spanish

Etymology

From tigre +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /tiɡɾeˈθiʝo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈθi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /tiɡɾeˈθiʎo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈθi.ʎo]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /tiɡɾeˈsiʝo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈsi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /tiɡɾeˈsiʎo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈsi.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /tiɡɾeˈsiʃo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈsi.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /tiɡɾeˈsiʒo/ [t̪i.ɣ̞ɾeˈsi.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: ti‧gre‧ci‧llo

Noun

tigrecillo m (plural tigrecillos)

(Bolivia, Mexico) ocelot

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