piedrecita

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Spanish

Etymology

From piedra +‎ -cita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /pjedɾeˈθita/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pjedɾeˈsita/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: pie‧dre‧ci‧ta

Noun

piedrecita f (plural piedrecitas)

  1. diminutive of piedra
    • 2015 July 15, “La ‘New Horizons’ sobrevive a su histórico acercamiento a Plutón”, in El País:
      Por eso, durante casi un día los investigadores estuvieron en vilo porque existía el riesgo de que la sonda quedara inservible si chocaba con una roca o una piedrecita imprevista del desconocido sistema de Plutón.
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