pequeño

See also: pequeno

Asturian

Adjective

pequeño

1. neuter of pequeñu

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *peccuinnus, from *pittīnus, perhaps from a Celtic or Frankish root (cf. Proto-Celtic *bikkos (“small”); Old Irish bec, Irish beag, Welsh bach/bychan, Breton bihan). Compare Portuguese pequeno, cf. also French petit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈkeɲo/ [peˈke.ɲo]

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• Rhymes: -eɲo
• Syllabification: pe‧que‧ño

Adjective

pequeño (feminine pequeña, masculine plural pequeños, feminine plural pequeñas, superlative pequeñísimo)

1. small; little

   Synonym: chico

   Tengo un gatito pequeñito. ― I have a small kitten.

Derived terms

• casa mía, casa mía, por pequeña que tú seas, me pareces una abadía
• en pequeño
• letra pequeña
• peque
• pequeña burguesía
• Pequeña Martinica
• pequeña pantalla
• pequeñez

See also

• poco
• poquito

Further reading

• “pequeño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024