mentirilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From mentira +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /mentiˈɾiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /mentiˈɾiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /mentiˈɾiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /mentiˈɾiʒa/

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

  • Syllabification: men‧ti‧ri‧lla

Noun

mentirilla f (plural mentirillas)

  1. Diminutive of mentira; white lie