monstruillo

Spanish

Etymology

From monstruo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /monsˈtɾwiʝo/ [mõnsˈt̪ɾwi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /monsˈtɾwiʝo/ [mõnsˈt̪ɾwi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /monsˈtɾwiʎo/ [mõnsˈt̪ɾwi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /monsˈtɾwiʃo/ [mõnsˈt̪ɾwi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /monsˈtɾwiʒo/ [mõnsˈt̪ɾwi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: mons‧trui‧llo

Noun

monstruillo m (plural monstruillos)

1. diminutive of monstruo