Masculine

monaguillo

Meaning

alternative form of monacillo (“altar boy, acolyte”)

Concepts

Synonyms

ayudante del sacerdote

Frequency

32k
Hyphenated as
mo‧na‧gui‧llo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/monaˈɡiʝo/
Etymology

From Old Spanish *monago (“monk”, preliterary; cf. Old Leonese monago) + -illo (diminutive ending).

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