caballerito

Spanish

Etymology

From caballero +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kabaʝeˈɾito/ [ka.β̞a.ʝeˈɾi.t̪o] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kabaʎeˈɾito/ [ka.β̞a.ʎeˈɾi.t̪o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kabaʃeˈɾito/ [ka.β̞a.ʃeˈɾi.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kabaʒeˈɾito/ [ka.β̞a.ʒeˈɾi.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧ri‧to

Noun

caballerito m (plural caballeritos)

  1. diminutive of caballero

Further reading

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