Etymology
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From barba (“beard”) + -illa (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /baɾˈbiʝa/ [baɾˈβ̞i.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baɾˈbiʝa/ [baɾˈβ̞i.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /baɾˈbiʎa/ [baɾˈβ̞i.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baɾˈbiʃa/ [baɾˈβ̞i.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baɾˈbiʒa/ [baɾˈβ̞i.ʒa]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa
- Syllabification: bar‧bi‧lla
barbilla f (plural barbillas)
- chin
- Synonym: mentón
- wattle (of bird)
- (sports) pull-up
Derived terms
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Further reading
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