What's the meaning of "bajitico" ?

Question

I think it probabably means softly/quietly but I can't find a translation anywhere.

Tengo un jarrón rejuvenecedor - dijo el alcalde bajitico, con tono de misterio.

Answer 1

The diminutive of "bajo" (normally, "low" in general; in this context, it refers to the volume) is "bajito", but it is possible in very colloquial Spanish to add a second diminutive prefix to the first one, resulting in a kind of "low-y-y", turning "low" practically into a whisper. Not everybody uses this prefix (which gives words a kind of cute sound), but everyone should understand it.

Talk about "back from the dead". - 0074b507, Feb 3, 2012

Thanks for the help. - handy, Feb 3, 2012