pasillo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pasillo (literally “corridor”).

Noun

pasillo (uncountable)

1. (music) A South American genre of music with some of the features of European classical dance.

Further reading

• pasillo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Etymology

From paso +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /paˈsiʝo/ [paˈsi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /paˈsiʝo/ [paˈsi.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /paˈsiʎo/ [paˈsi.ʎo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /paˈsiʃo/ [paˈsi.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈsiʒo/ [paˈsi.ʒo]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo
• Rhymes: -iʎo
• Rhymes: -iʃo
• Rhymes: -iʒo

• Syllabification: pa‧si‧llo

Noun

pasillo m (plural pasillos)

1. hallway, corridor

   Synonym: corredor

   El baño está por el pasillo.

   The bathroom is just down the hall.

2. aisle

   Yo prefería un asiento de pasillo en el vuelo si no le importa.

   I'd prefer an aisle seat on the flight if you don't mind.

3. (music, Latin America) pasillo

Derived terms

• pasillo marítimo

Further reading

• “pasillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10