adjective/blanˈkiʝo/
whitish
Etymology tree
Spanish blanco
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lus
Latin -ellus
Old Spanish -iello
Spanish -illo
Spanish blanquillo
From blanco (“white”) + -illo (“diminutive suffix”).
noun, masculine/blanˈkiʝo/plural: blanquillos
tilefish (Malacanthidae spp.); egg (as food)
Etymology tree
Spanish blanco
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lus
Latin -ellus
Old Spanish -iello
Spanish -illo
Spanish blanquillo
From blanco (“white”) + -illo (“diminutive suffix”).