caldillo

Spanish

Etymology

From caldo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalˈdiʝo/ [kal̪ˈd̪i.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /kalˈdiʎo/ [kal̪ˈd̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /kalˈdiʃo/ [kal̪ˈd̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /kalˈdiʒo/ [kal̪ˈd̪i.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: cal‧di‧llo

Noun

caldillo m (plural caldillos)

diminutive of caldo

Further reading

“caldillo”, 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