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Spanish
Etymology
From descanso + -illo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /deskanˈsiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /deskanˈsiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /deskanˈsiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /deskanˈsiʒo/
- Syllabification: des‧can‧si‧llo
Noun
descansillo m (plural descansillos)
- landing (above stairs)
- Synonym: rellano
2018, “Malamente (Cap.1: Augurio)”, in El mal querer, performed by Rosalía:Está parpadeando la luz del descansillo / Una voz en la escalera, alguien cruzando el pasillo- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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