noun, masculine/anxeˈlito/plural: angelitos
young child; recently deceased young child; A plant of the genus Monochaetum.; diminutive of ángel
“Aunque la virgen sea blanca / Píntale angelitos negros / Que también se van al cielo / Todos los negritos buenos” — Although the Virgin is white / Paint her with little black angels / That'll go to heaven as well / Like all good negritos
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos)bor. Late Latin angeluslbor. ▲ Latin angelus Occitano-Romancebor.? Old Spanish angel Spanish ángel Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -ito Spanish angelito From ángel (“angel”) + -ito (diminutive suffix).