calderilla

Spanish

Etymology

From caldera +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaldeˈɾiʝa/ [kal̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaldeˈɾiʎa/ [kal̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaldeˈɾiʃa/ [kal̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaldeˈɾiʒa/ [kal̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʒa]

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

  • Syllabification: cal‧de‧ri‧lla

Noun

calderilla f (plural calderillas)

  1. small change (coins of little value)
    Synonym: sencillo
    • 1893, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Guapeza valenciana:
      hacía sus ensayos de guapeza yendo a pedir alguna peseta en los billares o timbas de calderilla.
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    • 2015 July 31, “Metamorfosis”, in El País‎:
      En los establecimientos donde pago con billetes, recibo la vuelta con aprensión, como si la calderilla pudiera producirme un eccema.
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  2. (US) peanuts, (UK) shrapnel (A very small or insufficient amount (especially of a salary))
    Synonym: chatarra
    • 2018, Mercedes Sánchiz Baell, Insomnios de Alcantarilla y Otros Cuentos Bárbaros:
      Si no fuera por mí estaría en la puta calle, arrastrándose por las esquinas, chupándosela a viejos chochos por calderilla
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