cachorrillo

Spanish

Etymology

From cachorro +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃoˈriʝo/ [ka.t͡ʃoˈri.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃoˈriʎo/ [ka.t͡ʃoˈri.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃoˈriʃo/ [ka.t͡ʃoˈri.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃoˈriʒo/ [ka.t͡ʃoˈri.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: ca‧cho‧rri‧llo

Noun

cachorrillo m (plural cachorrillos)

diminutive of cachorro; small cub
small pistol

Further reading

“cachorrillo”, 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