pasillo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pasillo (literally “corridor”).

Noun

pasillo (uncountable)

1. (music) A South American genre of music with some of the features of European classical dance.

Further reading

• pasillo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der.

Proto-Italic *passus

Latin passus

Old Spanish passo

Spanish paso

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -lus

Latin -ellus

Old Spanish -iello

Spanish -illo

Spanish pasillo

From paso + -illo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /paˈsiʝo/ [paˈsi.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /paˈsiʝo/ [paˈsi.ʝo] (Spain, most of Latin America, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /paˈsiʎo/ [paˈsi.ʎo] (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /paˈsiʃo/ [paˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /paˈsiʒo/ [paˈsi.ʒo] (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /paˈsio/ [paˈsi.o] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo (Spain, most of Latin America, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -iʎo (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒo (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• Rhymes: -io (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Syllabification: pa‧si‧llo

Noun

pasillo m (plural pasillos)

1. hallway, corridor

   Synonym: corredor

   El baño está por el pasillo.

   The bathroom is just down the hall.

2. aisle

   Yo prefería un asiento de pasillo en el vuelo si no le importa.

   I'd prefer an aisle seat on the flight if you don't mind.

3. (music, Latin America) pasillo

Derived terms

• pasillo marítimo

Further reading

• “pasillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026