espaldilla

Spanish

Etymology

From espalda +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /espalˈdiʝa/ [es.pal̪ˈd̪i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /espalˈdiʝa/ [es.pal̪ˈd̪i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /espalˈdiʎa/ [es.pal̪ˈd̪i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /espalˈdiʃa/ [es.pal̪ˈd̪i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /espalˈdiʒa/ [es.pal̪ˈd̪i.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: es‧pal‧di‧lla

Noun

espaldilla f (plural espaldillas)

1. Diminutive of espalda

Further reading

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