escuadrilla

Spanish

Etymology

From escuadra +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eskwaˈdɾiʝa/ [es.kwaˈð̞ɾi.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /eskwaˈdɾiʎa/ [es.kwaˈð̞ɾi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /eskwaˈdɾiʃa/ [es.kwaˈð̞ɾi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /eskwaˈdɾiʒa/ [es.kwaˈð̞ɾi.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: es‧cua‧dri‧lla

Noun

escuadrilla f (plural escuadrillas)

(military) squadron

Descendants

→ French: escadrille (see there for further descendants)
→ Italian: squadriglia

Further reading

“escuadrilla”, 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