sencillo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish senziello, from Vulgar Latin *singellus, from Latin singulus. Compare Portuguese singelo, Catalan senzill, Asturian cenciellu.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /senˈθiʝo/ [sẽn̟ˈθi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /senˈθiʎo/ [sẽn̟ˈθi.ʎo]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /senˈsiʝo/ [sẽnˈsi.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /senˈsiʎo/ [sẽnˈsi.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /senˈsiʃo/ [sẽnˈsi.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /senˈsiʒo/ [sẽnˈsi.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: sen‧ci‧llo

Adjective

sencillo (feminine sencilla, masculine plural sencillos, feminine plural sencillas, superlative sencillísimo)

  1. plain
  2. simple, straightforward
    Antonym: complicado

Usage notes

Descendants

  • Catalan: senzill

Noun

sencillo m (plural sencillos)

  1. (music) single
  2. (baseball) single
  3. (Latin America, southern Philippines) small change
    Synonym: calderilla

Descendants

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