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/Sounds like "ee" (as in "eagle") + "mee" (as in "me") + "YEE" (as in "year") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

In Bolivia, an affectionate diminutive of "imilla" (girl or young woman in Quechua and Aymara), used with warmth and familiarity. Common in everyday speech on the Bolivian altiplano.

Examples

The imillita is already going to school - time flies.

Come here, imillita, help me carry these bags.

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Regional synonyms

In Mexico, to roll your eyes, expressing disbelief, annoyance, or contempt through the universal physical gesture and its figurative equivalent. The body language of exasperation.