MONACILLO Definition & Meaning

monacillo

[ mon-uh-see-oh; Spanish maw-nah-see-yaw ]

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noun

plural monacillos

a low shrub, Malvaviscus arboreus, of tropical America, having scarlet flowers and berrylike fruit that is sticky when young.

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Origin of monacillo¹

From Latin American Spanish (Mexico), Spanish: literally, “altar boy,” earlier monazillo, monaziello, from Vulgar Latin monachellus (unattested), equivalent to Late Latin monach(us) monk + -ellus diminutive suffix; -elle

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The company said on Thursday that the fire broke out at the Monacillo power distribution plant soon after the company website was hit with two million visits per second, in a cyber-attack known as a denial of service.

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Union leader Angel Figueroa Jaramillo, who represents PREPA’s electrical workers, spoke to reporters outside the Monacillo power station as the foam from fire hoses spilled down the street.

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The 9 p.m. explosion Sunday at the Monacillo power plant — about eight miles from the capital city — was witnessed by residents in nearby Rio Piedras.

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