arbolillo

Spanish

Etymology

From árbol +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɾboˈliʝo/ [aɾ.β̞oˈli.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /aɾboˈliʎo/ [aɾ.β̞oˈli.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /aɾboˈliʃo/ [aɾ.β̞oˈli.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /aɾboˈliʒo/ [aɾ.β̞oˈli.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: ar‧bo‧li‧llo

Noun

arbolillo m (plural arbolillos)

diminutive of árbol; small tree

Further reading

“arbolillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025