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Spanish
Etymology
From bastón + -cillo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /bastonˈθiʝo/
- IPA(key): (most of Spain) /bastonˈθiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /bastonˈθiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /bastonˈsiʝo/
- IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /bastonˈsiʝo/
- IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /bastonˈsiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bastonˈsiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bastonˈsiʒo/
- Syllabification: bas‧ton‧ci‧llo
Noun
bastoncillo m (plural bastoncillos)
- cotton swab, Q-tip
- Synonyms: bastoncillo de algodón, bastoncillo de los oídos, hisopo de algodón
- diminutive of bastón
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