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Spanish
Etymology
From ángel (“angel”) + -ito (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anxeˈlito/
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: an‧ge‧li‧to
Noun
angelito m (plural angelitos, feminine angelita, feminine plural angelitas)
- (colloquial) young child
- (colloquial, euphemistic) recently deceased young child
- diminutive of ángel
1969, Andrés Eloy Blanco, Manuel Álvarez Maciste (lyrics and music), “Angelitos Negros”, in First Take, performed by Roberta Flack:Aunque la virgen sea blanca / Píntale angelitos negros / Que también se van al cielo / Todos los negritos buenos- Although the Virgin is white / Paint her with little black angels / That'll go to heaven as well / Like all good negritos
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