I have a hard time even calling this a word, but it might be worth noting that [dino] with a slightly prolonged 'i' sound will informally refer to the Spanish divino. A woman in my community once told me that a painting was "super diino". As any normal human being would do, I gave her a funny look. When I asked her what the heck that was, all the other women in the room were in disbelief that I hadn't heard the word before.
Gauging their reaction, maybe it's a more common word than I might think. Maybe it's just a word that women use amongst themselves. Also, perhaps it's a word that is used in other countries, but Costa Rica is the only place where I was able to earn a woman's trust enough to hear her use such informal language with me.
Either way, it's pretty messed up. I wouldn't try using this word. You might get some funny looks.
Peace,
Thomas
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A closer pronunciation would be
"di-i-no"
or so most my female friends pronounce it :)
When I heard it I heard a single 'i' sound with no glottal stop that would signal a new syllable. However, I believe you when you say you hear three syllables. It makes perfect sense that people will often preserve the syllables of the original 'divino'.
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