olorcillo

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Spanish

Etymology

From olor +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /oloɾˈθiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /oloɾˈθiʎo/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /oloɾˈsiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /oloɾˈsiʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oloɾˈsiʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oloɾˈsiʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: o‧lor‧ci‧llo

Noun

olorcillo m (plural olorcillos)

  1. whiff (faint smell)
    • 2015 October 3, “Alemania en color”, in El País:
      Todo ello mientras va acariciando las narices de los circunstantes un olorcillo rico de salchicha asada que les va llegando desde un puesto de la calle y los inducirá a mirar de vez en cuando, con disimulo, el reloj.
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