quintillizo

Spanish

Etymology

Blend of quinto +‎ mellizo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kintiˈʝiθo/ [kĩn̪.t̪iˈʝi.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kintiˈʎiθo/ [kĩn̪.t̪iˈʎi.θo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /kintiˈʃiso/ [kĩn̪.t̪iˈʃi.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kintiˈʒiso/ [kĩn̪.t̪iˈʒi.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Noun

quintillizo m (plural quintillizos, feminine quintilliza, feminine plural quintillizas)

  1. quintuplet

Further reading

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