menudiello

Old Spanish

Etymology

From menudo (“small, fine”) +‎ -iello.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [me.nuˈðje.ʎo]

Adjective

menudiello m (feminine menudiella, masculine plural menudiellos, feminine plural menudiellas)

diminutive of menudo; minute, minuscule.
- c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 16v.
  […] ¬ en beuiendo lo fazen ſe en ella unas ampollas menudiellas.
  […] and when drinking it, very small blisters form on its surface.
- Idem, 49v.
  Eſta es toda forada ¬ fecha en forma de guſanos menudiellos. De color es uermeia mezclada con pardo […]
  It is covered with holes all over and seems to be made from minute worms. Its color is red mixed with dun […]

Descendants

Spanish: menudillo

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