espaldilla

Spanish

Etymology

From espalda +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /espalˈdiʝa/ [es.pal̪ˈd̪i.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /espalˈdiʎa/ [es.pal̪ˈd̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /espalˈdiʃa/ [es.pal̪ˈd̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /espalˈdiʒa/ [es.pal̪ˈd̪i.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‧pal‧di‧lla

Noun

espaldilla f (plural espaldillas)

diminutive of espalda

Further reading

“espaldilla”, 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