-ecillo
Spanish, suffix
-ecillo is spelled E-C-I-L-L-O (6 letters). -ecillo is a Spanish masculine suffix meaning “alternative form of -cillo; added to masculine nouns to form diminutives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does -ecillo mean in English?
suffix
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masculinealternative form of -cillo; added to masculine nouns to form diminutives
pan (“bread”) + -ecillo → panecillo (“small (piece of) bread”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).