bichillo

Spanish

Etymology

From bicho +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biˈt͡ʃiʝo/ [biˈt͡ʃi.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /biˈt͡ʃiʎo/ [biˈt͡ʃi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /biˈt͡ʃiʃo/ [biˈt͡ʃi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /biˈt͡ʃiʒo/ [biˈt͡ʃi.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: bi‧chi‧llo

Noun

bichillo m (plural bichillos)

diminutive of bicho
- 2017 December, “Enfrente las presas con estos ocho videojuegos para celulares”, in La Nacion‎^[1]:
  Si no se acuerda de estos adorables bichillos, quizá si conozca la colección de libros¿
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)