Etymology
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From esponja + -illa.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /esponˈxiʝa/ [es.põŋˈxi.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /esponˈxiʝa/ [es.põŋˈxi.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /esponˈxiʎa/ [es.põŋˈxi.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /esponˈxiʃa/ [es.põŋˈxi.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /esponˈxiʒa/ [es.põŋˈxi.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‧pon‧ji‧lla
esponjilla f (plural esponjillas)
- (Colombia) steel wool