modelito

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Spanish modelito, diminutive of modelo

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.deˈli.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.deˈli.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.deˈli.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.dɨˈli.tu/ [mu.ðɨˈli.tu]

Noun

modelito m (plural modelitos)

1. diminutive of modelo
2. (Brazil) outfit (all the clothes that you wear at the same time, usually special clothes)

   Synonym: conjunto

Further reading

• “modelito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From modelo +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /modeˈlito/ [mo.ð̞eˈli.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: mo‧de‧li‧to

Noun

modelito m (plural modelitos)

1. diminutive of modelo