mundillo

Spanish

Etymology

From mundo (“world”) +‎ -illo (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /munˈdiʝo/ [mũn̪ˈd̪i.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /munˈdiʎo/ [mũn̪ˈd̪i.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /munˈdiʃo/ [mũn̪ˈd̪i.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /munˈdiʒo/ [mũn̪ˈd̪i.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: mun‧di‧llo

Noun

mundillo m (plural mundillos)

  1. circle, group
    • 2020 September 23, “Venganza, enredos y trapos sucios en Saint-Germain-des-Près”, in El País‎:
      Los protagonistas son famosos en distinto grado: desde celebridades globales como Carla Bruni —exmodelo, cantante y esposa del expresidente Nicolas Sarkozy— hasta intelectuales de renombre como Bernard-Henri Lévy, conocido como BHL, o figuras del mundillo literario y editorial de la capital francesa.
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  2. warming pan
  3. pad or cushion used to make lace
    Synonym: almohadilla
  4. (botany) Viburnum opulus (guelder rose, water elder, snowball tree)

Further reading
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