Spanish

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Etymology

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From coma (comma) +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /koˈmiʝa/ [koˈmi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /koˈmiʎa/ [koˈmi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koˈmiʃa/ [koˈmi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koˈmiʒa/ [koˈmi.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: co‧mi‧lla

Noun

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comilla f (plural comillas)

  1. quotation mark

Derived terms

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Further reading

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