What is this word "Besitos" meaning?

Question

Hi.
I am beginning to trade emails with a young lady in Peru whom I hope to get to know better. I was pretty much successful in translating her letter, however at the end she wrote,

Besitos. Sinceramente, (her name here).

So what does this "Besitos" mean, and how has this word been modified that I can not locate it in the dictionary?

Thank you in advance for your help,
Roger

Answer 1

besos means kisses
and adding ito(s) or ita(s) generally is saying something is small or dear to you.
abuelita is a dear/close grandma to you for example.

Answer 2

Nice post, Dave!!

Answer 3

BESO- KISS

BESITOS - LITLE KISSES 'deminutive

Answer 4

You can put -ita or -ito endings on nouns or names to mean cute, small or little e.g Susanita would be what a girl named Susana is mostly called. Perrito means puppy or small (cute) dog.

Answer 5

ha. good luck!

I just noticed the last part of your question.....

Anytime you see the diminutive endings, -ito and -ita, it's a pretty safe bet you can lop off the diminutive and replace it with an -o or -a, respectively before looking it up in the dictionary.

Answer 6

yipee! lol... : )

Answer 7

Yes, exactly. It's the diminutive form of 'besos'.

Answer 8

I think it's related to 'besos', meaning 'kisses'
besitos - maybe, little kisses''