What's a paderoncito

Question

I'm pretty sure padreon is a type for paredon, cliff. But I don't understand the cito ending. What exactly would this word mean?

Answer 1

What's a paderoncito

I'm pretty sure padreon is a type for paredon, cliff

You have paderon, padreon, paredon. That makes it difficult. The lack of context also does. There are other close words that could also be considered, but since you have access to the context- I will go with paredón as it can approach the one clue you give, cliff.

Cito is a diminutive ending, which can make something small, or cute, or endearing, in which cases it is not necessarily small.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-cito

Paredón I suspect is derived with ón ending on pared. Which normally accomplishes making something bigger, although can be used ironically or insultingly, or simply a new word.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ón

Here is the definition of paredón

http://dle.rae.es/?id=RussMbT

paredón

1. m. Pared que queda en pie, como ruina de un edificio antiguo.

2. m. Sitio, generalmente delante de un muro, donde se da muerte porfusilamiento.

Our dictionary gives more options:

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/paredon

paredón

MASCULINE NOUN

1. (architecture) a. thick wall Se construyó un paredón para insonorizar el estudio.A thick wall was built to soundproof the studio.

2. (architectural remnant) a. standing wall Las ruinas se asemejan a los restos de un castillo de piedra con unos pocos trozos de paredón.The ruins look like the remnants of a stone castle with only a few pieces of standing wall.

3. (geology) a. rock face El relevamiento detallado del paredón reveló que la arenisca contenía discontinuidades.Detailed mapping of the rock face showed that the sandstone contained discontinuities. b. wall of rock El paredón era tan alto que era imposible escalarlo.The wall of rock was so high that it was impossible to climb it.

4. (place where people are executed by firing squad) a. wall En este paredón se ametralló a una veintena de personas hace años.Twenty people were killed in front of this wall years ago. b. execution wall Fuimos al paredón de Paterna durante nuestro semestre de intercambio en Valencia.We visited the execution wall in Paterna during our semester abroad in Valencia.

Paredoncito also is a city in Sonora, Mexico.