noun, masculineplural: cinquillos
a type of Latin American musical rhythm consisting of five-beat units
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe Vulgar Latin cīnque Old Spanish çinco Spanish cinco Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old Spanish -iello Spanish -illo Spanish cinquillo From cinco (“five”) + -illo.