jicotillo

Spanish

Etymology

From jicote (“bumblebee”) +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xikoˈtiʝo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /xikoˈtiʎo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /xikoˈtiʃo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /xikoˈtiʒo/ [xi.koˈt̪i.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: ji‧co‧ti‧llo

Noun

jicotillo m (plural jicotillos)

(colloquial, Mexico) diminutive of jicote; a small bumblebee

Related terms

jicotera

References

Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009), Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 78