Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From espuma +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /espuˈmiʝa/ [es.puˈmi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /espuˈmiʎa/ [es.puˈmi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /espuˈmiʃa/ [es.puˈmi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /espuˈmiʒa/ [es.puˈmi.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: es‧pu‧mi‧lla

Noun edit

espumilla f (plural espumillas)

  1. (Latin America) meringue
    Synonym: merengue
    • 2016 October 7, “Las ferias marcan el ritmo de festejo en zonas del norte de Guayaquil”, in El Universo[1]:
      Allí, vendedores como Kléber Santos, Luis Quinche, Elvia Calva y José Valente ofrecieron colada morada, espumilla, sánduches de chancho y granizados, respectivamente.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading edit