pequeño

See also: pequeno

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *peccuīnus, from *pittīnus, perhaps from a Celtic or Frankish [Term?] root (cf. Proto-Celtic *bikko- (“small”); Old Irish bec, Irish beag, Welsh bach/bychan, Breton bihan). Compare Portuguese pequeno, cf. also French petit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peˈkeɲo/
Hyphenation: pe‧que‧ño

Adjective

pequeño (feminine singular pequeña, masculine plural pequeños, feminine plural pequeñas) superlative: pequeñísimo

small; little
Tengo un gatito pequeñito. ― I have a small kitten.

Synonyms

chico

See also

poco
poquito

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