cerillita

Spanish

Etymology

From cerilla +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /θeɾiˈʝita/ [θe.ɾiˈʝi.t̪a] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /θeɾiˈʎita/ [θe.ɾiˈʎi.t̪a] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /seɾiˈʃita/ [se.ɾiˈʃi.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /seɾiˈʒita/ [se.ɾiˈʒi.t̪a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: ce‧ri‧lli‧ta

Noun

cerillita f (plural cerillitas)

  1. diminutive of cerilla; small match
    • 2015 December, “La niña de los fósforos (cuento de Navidad)”, in Prensa Libre‎[1]:
      Cuánto placer le causaría calentarse con una cerillita!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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