sietillo

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Spanish

Etymology

From siete (seven) +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /sjeˈtiʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /sjeˈtiʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /sjeˈtiʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /sjeˈtiʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: sie‧ti‧llo

Noun

sietillo m (plural sietillos, feminine sietilla, feminine plural sietillas)

  1. (Honduras, El Salvador) a premature; an infant born prematurely, especially at seven months of pregnancy.

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