cortinilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From cortina +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /koɾtiˈniʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /koɾtiˈniʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koɾtiˈniʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koɾtiˈniʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: cor‧ti‧ni‧lla

Noun

cortinilla f (plural cortinillas)

  1. diminutive of cortina
    • 2015 July 20, “Estados Unidos y Cuba reabren sus embajadas 54 años después”, in El País:
      Participará junto a una gran delegación -hay 500 invitados- en la ceremonia de izada de bandera ante la fachada cubana, donde además desvelará el cartel -escondido los últimos días tras una cortinilla roja- que por fin identifica a la legación como “embajada”.
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