defectillo

Spanish

Etymology

From defecto +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /defeɡˈtiʝo/ [d̪e.feɣ̞ˈt̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /defeɡˈtiʎo/ [d̪e.feɣ̞ˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /defeɡˈtiʃo/ [d̪e.feɣ̞ˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /defeɡˈtiʒo/ [d̪e.feɣ̞ˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: de‧fec‧ti‧llo

Noun

defectillo m (plural defectillos)

  1. diminutive of defecto