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Can anyone tell me the English translation of the Spanish word "walito"? Evidently the spelling is not correct, because I can't find this in the dictionary. I believe this may be the english pronunciation of the spanish word. Please Help.
13 Answers
Wayne,
He is definitely using the diminutive of Wayne. Since Wayne does not adapt well to a Spanish diminutive, he has used wal + ito.
A diminutive like that in Spanish is a term of endearment and is in no way derogatory as it could be in English. It would be incorrect to translate it as Lil' Wayne. It would be more appropriate to think of it as ' my friend Wayne', although it just does not translate into English. What I mean by this is that in the English speaking worl that kind of relationship as implied does not have an equivalent, and therefore a translation misleads.
because it's not a formal job (I think), and the worker is a young kid.
When I was younger I used to call my neighbor "abuelito"
if he speaks good english he may be something derogatory ie "little wally" as in "little idiot". as i said before, get him to write it down, or better still just ask him.
but why would a worker call his boss "grandfather"'
does the "a" sounds like espanish "e"?
cause I'm so sure it is abuelito
why don't you ask him to write it down and when you have the spelling, come back to the forum.
Dear Wayne,
Calling you "Walito" should be viewed as a term of endearment.
mmm, I think that he really means "abuelito"
some people spell it incorrectly.
so, I really think he's calling you "agüelito" (wrong spelling) which is abuelito ---|> Abuelo
yes.. i think that tara say is correct.. Wayne .. the kid maybe try to say "little Wayne" = Walito
well, could someone be calling you Li'l Wayne? like the name Carlos can become Carlito, when referring to a child or as a nickname.
Thanks, Motley. I'm 64 years old and I have a young kid working for me that speaks Spanish. When I hand him a hammer or do something for him, he says "thank you walito." I was wondering what this meant and if it was a term of disrespect.
Can you provide some context. There are only a handful of words starting with W in Spanish & they all came from another language.
the suffix "-ito" is a diminutive, usually attached to denote the word or implication of being "little" in english
Maybe its a diminutive of the name Walter. never heard that word "walito"
