Spanish

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Etymology

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genciana +‎ -illa

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /xenθjaˈniʝa/ [xẽn̟.θjaˈni.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /xenθjaˈniʎa/ [xẽn̟.θjaˈni.ʎa]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /xensjaˈniʝa/ [xẽn.sjaˈni.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /xensjaˈniʎa/ [xẽn.sjaˈni.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /xensjaˈniʃa/ [xẽn.sjaˈni.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /xensjaˈniʒa/ [xẽn.sjaˈni.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: gen‧cia‧ni‧lla

Noun

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gencianilla f (plural gencianillas)

  1. dwarf gentian, plant of the genus Gentianella.