tigrillo

English

Etymology

From Spanish tigrillo.

Noun

tigrillo (plural tigrillos)

Leopardus tigrinus, the oncilla.

Spanish

Etymology

From tigre (“tiger”) +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /tiˈɡɾiʎo/, [t̪iˈɣɾiʎo]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /tiˈɡɾiɟ͡ʝo/, [t̪iˈɣɾiʝo]

Noun

tigrillo m (plural tigrillos)

Any small spotted jungle cat, usually referring to the oncilla or the margay.

Further reading

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

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