Etymology
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From Latin cancellus (“grate; barrier”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Spain) /kanˈθiʝa/ [kãn̟ˈθi.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (most of Spain) /kanˈθiʝa/ [kãn̟ˈθi.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /kanˈθiʎa/ [kãn̟ˈθi.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /kanˈsiʝa/ [kãnˈsi.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /kanˈsiʝa/ [kãnˈsi.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /kanˈsiʎa/ [kãnˈsi.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kanˈsiʃa/ [kãnˈsi.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kanˈsiʒa/ [kãnˈsi.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: can‧ci‧lla
cancilla f (plural cancillas)
- gate
Further reading
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