dominguillo

Spanish

Etymology

From domingo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /dominˈɡiʝo/ [d̪o.mĩŋˈɡi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /dominˈɡiʎo/ [d̪o.mĩŋˈɡi.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /dominˈɡiʃo/ [d̪o.mĩŋˈɡi.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /dominˈɡiʒo/ [d̪o.mĩŋˈɡi.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: do‧min‧gui‧llo

Noun

dominguillo m (plural dominguillos)

roly-poly (toy that rights itself when pushed over)
Synonym: tentetieso

Further reading

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

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