maletilla
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maleˈtiʝa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /maleˈtiʎa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /maleˈtiʃa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /maleˈtiʒa/ [ma.leˈt̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -iʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
- Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: ma‧le‧ti‧lla
Noun
maletilla f (plural maletillas)
- diminutive of maleta
- (bullfighting) wannabe bullfighter
Further reading
- “maletilla”, 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