Siviglia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Sevilla, from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /⁠sefela⁠/, “plain, valley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈviʎ.ʎa/
• Rhymes: -iʎʎa
• Hyphenation: Si‧vì‧glia

Proper noun

Siviglia f

1. Seville (the capital city of Andalusia, Spain)
2. Seville (a province of Andalusia, Spain)

Derived terms

• sivigliano