pastelillo

Spanish

Etymology

From pastel +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pasteˈliʝo/ [pas.t̪eˈli.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /pasteˈliʎo/ [pas.t̪eˈli.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /pasteˈliʃo/ [pas.t̪eˈli.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /pasteˈliʒo/ [pas.t̪eˈli.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: pas‧te‧li‧llo

Noun

pastelillo m (plural pastelillos)

diminutive of pastel, a small cake
Synonym: pastelito

Further reading

“pastelillo”, 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