arbolito
Spanish, noun/aɾboˈlito/
arbolito is spelled A-R-B-O-L-I-T-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arbolito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ellipsis of arbolito de Navidad” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of árbol: little tree. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de árbol”.
What does arbolito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of árbol: little tree
- 2
masculineellipsis of arbolito de Navidad
- 3
masculineblack-market dollar (dólar blue) dealer
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diminutivo de árbol. 2. Dícese del árbol de Navidad, adorno típico de las fiestas decembrinas. 3. Vendedor ambulante e informal de dólares u otras divisas extranjeras.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of arbolito
- arbolitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arbolito?
- /aɾboˈlito/
- [aɾ.β̞oˈli.t̪o]
- [aɾβ̞oˈlit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to arbolito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is arbolito in Spanish?
arbolito appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).