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Asturian
Adjective
pequeño
- neuter of pequeñu
Spanish
Etymology
Probably from Vulgar Latin *peccuinnus, from *pittīnus, perhaps from a Celtic or Frankish root (cf. Proto-Celtic *bikkos (“small”); Old Irish bec, Irish beag, Welsh bach/bychan, Breton bihan). Compare Portuguese pequeno, cf. also French petit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈkeɲo/
- Rhymes: -eɲo
- Syllabification: pe‧que‧ño
Adjective
pequeño (feminine pequeña, masculine plural pequeños, feminine plural pequeñas, superlative pequeñísimo)
- small; little
- Synonym: chico
- Tengo un gatito pequeñito. ― I have a small kitten.
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