masilla

Spanish

Etymology

From masa (“dough”) +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /maˈsiʝa/ [maˈsi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maˈsiʝa/ [maˈsi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /maˈsiʎa/ [maˈsi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maˈsiʃa/ [maˈsi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈsiʒa/ [maˈsi.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (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: ma‧si‧lla

Noun

masilla f (plural masillas)

1. caulk, putty

Derived terms

• enmasillar

 

Further reading

• “masilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014