cochinillo

Spanish

Etymology

From cochino +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kot͡ʃiˈniʝo/ [ko.t͡ʃiˈni.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kot͡ʃiˈniʎo/ [ko.t͡ʃiˈni.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kot͡ʃiˈniʃo/ [ko.t͡ʃiˈni.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kot͡ʃiˈniʒo/ [ko.t͡ʃiˈni.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

Syllabification: co‧chi‧ni‧llo

Noun

cochinillo m (plural cochinillos)

suckling pig
Synonym: lechón

Further reading

“cochinillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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