cilla

See also: Cilla and -cilla

Albanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡siɫa/

Pronoun

cilla

(Gheg) alternative form of cila (“who, which”)

French

Verb

cilla

third-person singular past historic of ciller

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cella.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθiʝa/ [ˈθi.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /ˈθiʎa/ [ˈθi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /ˈsiʝa/ [ˈsi.ʝa] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ˈsiʎa/ [ˈsi.ʎa] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /ˈsiʃa/ [ˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ˈsiʒa/ [ˈsi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: ci‧lla
Homophone: (seseo merger) silla

Noun

cilla f (plural cillas)

granary
Synonym: granero

Related terms

cillero

Further reading

“cilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025