telefonillo

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A telefonillo

Etymology

Diminutive, from teléfono +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /telefoˈniʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /telefoˈniʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /telefoˈniʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /telefoˈniʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: te‧le‧fo‧ni‧llo

Noun

telefonillo m (plural telefonillos)

  1. entryphone, doorphone, intercom, interfone
    Synonyms: portero automático, portero electrónico, electroportero, interfono, interfón, (Colombia) citófono
    Coordinate term: videoportero
    • 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter II, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 31:
      Aparco en un paso de cebra frente a su portal y llamo al telefonillo. La voz de Rebeca, algo ronca, pregunta: ¿quién es? La puerta se abre.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2015 November 16, “Deshaciendo el entierro de un hijo”, in El País‎:
      A los pocos minutos sonó el telefonillo del portal, y en la puerta del piso se presentaron dos agentes de paisano.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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