quillo

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish quillo, itself a shortened form of chiquillo, a diminutive of chico (“kid”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈki.ʎu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈki.ʎo] === Noun === quillo m (plural quillos) (slang, derogatory) chav, townie/towny ==== Usage notes ==== In Catalan, the meaning shifted from affectionate/vocative to a social stereotype term relationed with Andalusian working-class youth and certain urban subcultures. == Spanish == === Etymology === A shortened form of chiquillo, a diminutive of chico (“kid”). === Pronunciation === Syllabification: qui‧llo === Contraction === quillo (colloquial, Andalusia, Cádiz) contraction of chiquillo (a term of endearment for a young person); often used as an interjection ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “quillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025