modistilla

Spanish

Etymology

From modista +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /modisˈtiʝa/ [mo.ð̞isˈt̪i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /modisˈtiʎa/ [mo.ð̞isˈt̪i.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /modisˈtiʃa/ [mo.ð̞isˈt̪i.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /modisˈtiʒa/ [mo.ð̞isˈt̪i.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: mo‧dis‧ti‧lla

Noun

modistilla f (plural modistillas)

Diminutive of modista

Further reading

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

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