pequeño

/peˈkeɲo/ · A1 · adj

small

🐜 pequeño ~ peck: a peck is a small kiss, pequeño is small

The opening pe-k sound matches English peck, a tiny kiss or a tiny bite. Same root family as Portuguese pequeno, which gave English pickaninny and likely pinkie-sized ideas of smallness. Small word, small peck.

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