escila

From Latin scilla.

• IPA^(key): /esˈθila/ [esˈθi.la] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /eˈsila/ [eˈsi.la] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: es‧ci‧la

escila f (plural escilas)

1. squill; sea onion

   Synonym: cebolla albarrana

• “escila”, 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