"pequeño" meaning in Spanish

See pequeño in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /peˈkeɲo/, [peˈke.ɲo] Forms: pequeña [feminine], pequeños [masculine, plural], pequeñas [feminine, plural], pequeñísimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɲo Etymology: Probably from Vulgar Latin *peccuinnus, from *pittīnus, perhaps from a Celtic or Frankish root (cf. Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”); Old Irish bec, Irish beag, Welsh bach/bychan, Breton bihan). Compare Portuguese pequeno, cf. also French petit. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la-vul|*peccuīnus|alt=*peccuinnus}} Vulgar Latin *peccuinnus, {{der|es|cel}} Celtic, {{der|es|frk|-}} Frankish, {{cog|cel-pro|*biggos|t=small}} Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”), {{cog|sga|bec}} Old Irish bec, {{cog|ga|beag}} Irish beag, {{cog|cy|bach}} Welsh bach, {{cog|br|bihan}} Breton bihan, {{cog|pt|pequeno}} Portuguese pequeno, {{cog|fr|petit}} French petit Head templates: {{es-adj|sup=pequeñísimo}} pequeño (feminine pequeña, masculine plural pequeños, feminine plural pequeñas, superlative pequeñísimo)
  1. small; little Synonyms: chiquito, chico Derived forms: casa mía, casa mía, por pequeña que tú seas, me pareces una abadía, en pequeño, letra pequeña, peque, pequeña burguesía, Pequeña Martinica, pequeña pantalla, pequeñez Related terms: poco, poquito
    Sense id: en-pequeño-es-adj-qdOap6Li Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Size

Inflected forms

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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish bec",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "beag"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish beag",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "bach"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh bach",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Breton bihan",
      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "pt",
        "2": "pequeno"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese pequeno",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "petit"
      },
      "expansion": "French petit",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "Probably from Vulgar Latin *peccuinnus, from *pittīnus, perhaps from a Celtic or Frankish root (cf. Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”); Old Irish bec, Irish beag, Welsh bach/bychan, Breton bihan). Compare Portuguese pequeno, cf. also French petit.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pequeña",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pequeños",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pequeñas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pequeñísimo",
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        "superlative"
      ]
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pe‧que‧ño"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "pe‧que‧ño"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
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          "name": "Size",
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      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "casa mía, casa mía, por pequeña que tú seas, me pareces una abadía"
        },
        {
          "word": "en pequeño"
        },
        {
          "word": "letra pequeña"
        },
        {
          "word": "peque"
        },
        {
          "word": "pequeña burguesía"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pequeña Martinica"
        },
        {
          "word": "pequeña pantalla"
        },
        {
          "word": "pequeñez"
        }
      ],
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            [
              16,
              23
            ]
          ],
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            [
              9,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I have a small kitten.",
          "text": "Tengo un gatito pequeño.",
          "translation": "I have a small kitten.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              148,
              155
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2024 February 3, Amanda Schupak, “¿Quieres saber cuánto tiempo vivirá tu perro? Mide su nariz”, in CNN en Español, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2024:",
          "text": "“Un macho de tamaño mediano y cara plana, como un bulldog, tiene tres veces más probabilidades de vivir una vida más corta que una hembra de tamaño pequeño y cara larga, como un perro salchicha miniatura o un galgo italiano”, dijo Kirsten McMillan, especialista en datos. científico de Dogs Trust, la organización benéfica para perros más grande del Reino Unido, y autora principal del artículo publicado en la revista Scientific Reports.",
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          "english": "Data from the Wyoming Department of Health show that Carbon County had one of the lowest rates of infant vaccination in the state in 2023, taking 21st place out of 23 counties, with only 66% of young children having received at least one dose of the triple viral vaccine.",
          "ref": "2025 August 6, Deidre McPhillips, “Un gran brote de sarampión en EE.UU. se desacelera, pero el inicio del año escolar trae un nuevo riesgo de propagación”, in CNN en Español, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2025:",
          "text": "Datos del Departamento de Salud de Wyoming muestran que el condado de Carbon tuvo una de las tasas de vacunación infantil más bajas del estado en 2023, ocupando el puesto 21 de 23 condados, con solo el 66 % de los niños pequeños habiendo recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna triple viral.",
          "translation": "Data from the Wyoming Department of Health show that Carbon County had one of the lowest rates of infant vaccination in the state in 2023, taking 21st place out of 23 counties, with only 66% of young children having received at least one dose of the triple viral vaccine.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small; little"
      ],
      "id": "en-pequeño-es-adj-qdOap6Li",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "poco"
        },
        {
          "word": "poquito"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chiquito"
        },
        {
          "word": "chico"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈkeɲo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peˈke.ɲo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɲo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pequeño"
}
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    {
      "word": "casa mía, casa mía, por pequeña que tú seas, me pareces una abadía"
    },
    {
      "word": "en pequeño"
    },
    {
      "word": "letra pequeña"
    },
    {
      "word": "peque"
    },
    {
      "word": "pequeña burguesía"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pequeña Martinica"
    },
    {
      "word": "pequeña pantalla"
    },
    {
      "word": "pequeñez"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "bec"
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      "expansion": "Old Irish bec",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "beag"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish beag",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "bach"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh bach",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "bihan"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton bihan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "pequeno"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese pequeno",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "petit"
      },
      "expansion": "French petit",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pequeña",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pequeños",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pequeñas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pequeñísimo",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pe‧que‧ño"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "pe‧que‧ño"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "poco"
    },
    {
      "word": "poquito"
    }
  ],
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        "Spanish 3-syllable words",
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        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish terms derived from Celtic languages",
        "Spanish terms derived from Frankish",
        "Spanish terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
        "Spanish terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Spanish terms with quotations",
        "Spanish terms with usage examples",
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              16,
              23
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            [
              9,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I have a small kitten.",
          "text": "Tengo un gatito pequeño.",
          "translation": "I have a small kitten.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              148,
              155
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2024 February 3, Amanda Schupak, “¿Quieres saber cuánto tiempo vivirá tu perro? Mide su nariz”, in CNN en Español, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2024:",
          "text": "“Un macho de tamaño mediano y cara plana, como un bulldog, tiene tres veces más probabilidades de vivir una vida más corta que una hembra de tamaño pequeño y cara larga, como un perro salchicha miniatura o un galgo italiano”, dijo Kirsten McMillan, especialista en datos. científico de Dogs Trust, la organización benéfica para perros más grande del Reino Unido, y autora principal del artículo publicado en la revista Scientific Reports.",
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        {
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              220,
              228
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              194,
              199
            ]
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          "english": "Data from the Wyoming Department of Health show that Carbon County had one of the lowest rates of infant vaccination in the state in 2023, taking 21st place out of 23 counties, with only 66% of young children having received at least one dose of the triple viral vaccine.",
          "ref": "2025 August 6, Deidre McPhillips, “Un gran brote de sarampión en EE.UU. se desacelera, pero el inicio del año escolar trae un nuevo riesgo de propagación”, in CNN en Español, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2025:",
          "text": "Datos del Departamento de Salud de Wyoming muestran que el condado de Carbon tuvo una de las tasas de vacunación infantil más bajas del estado en 2023, ocupando el puesto 21 de 23 condados, con solo el 66 % de los niños pequeños habiendo recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna triple viral.",
          "translation": "Data from the Wyoming Department of Health show that Carbon County had one of the lowest rates of infant vaccination in the state in 2023, taking 21st place out of 23 counties, with only 66% of young children having received at least one dose of the triple viral vaccine.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small; little"
      ],
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        [
          "small",
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        [
          "little",
          "little"
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chiquito"
        },
        {
          "word": "chico"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈkeɲo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peˈke.ɲo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɲo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pequeño"
}

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