The word "fontanilla" is pronounced as /foo n-tah-nee-yah/. It is a Spanish word that means "little fountain". The spelling of the word follows the rules of Spanish phonetics, where "f" is pronounced as an unvoiced labiodental fricative /f/, "o" as a close back rounded vowel /u/, "n" as an alveolar nasal /n/, "t" as an alveolar plosive /t/, "a" as an open front unrounded vowel /a/, "i" as a close front unrounded vowel /i/, and "lla" as a palatal lateral approximant /ʎ/.
The word "fontanilla" has its origins in the Spanish language. It is derived from the noun "fuente", which means "fountain" in English. The suffix "-illa" is a diminutive suffix, indicating a small or lesser version of something. Therefore, "fontanilla" can be interpreted as a diminutive form of "fuente", meaning a small fountain or a little water fountain.