bolsillo

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Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive, from bolso +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bolˈsiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /bolˈsiʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bolˈsiʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bolˈsiʒo/

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  • Syllabification: bol‧si‧llo

Noun

bolsillo m (plural bolsillos)

  1. pocket
    ¡Sácame del bolsillo!
    Take me out of your pocket!
    • 1991, J. R. R. Tolkien, translated by Manuel Figueroa, El Hobbit:
      —¿Qué tengo en el bolsillo? —dijo, en voz alta.
      "What do I have in my pocket?" he said, aloud.
  2. pocketbook (personal resources)

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