bolsillo

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive, from bolso +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /bolˈsiʎo/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /bolˈsiɟ͡ʝo/, [bolˈsiʝo]

Noun

bolsillo m (plural bolsillos)

  1. pocket
    • 1991, J. R. R. Tolkien, El Hobbit, Manuel Figueroa (trans.)
      —¿Qué tengo en el bolsillo? —dijo, en voz alta.
      "What do I have in my pocket?" he said, in a high voice.
    • The jingle "¡Sácame del bolsillo!" is a telephone ringtone in Spanish ("Take me out of your pocket!").
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