espiguilla
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /espiˈɡiʝa/ [es.piˈɣ̞i.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /espiˈɡiʎa/ [es.piˈɣ̞i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /espiˈɡiʃa/ [es.piˈɣ̞i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /espiˈɡiʒa/ [es.piˈɣ̞i.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‧pi‧gui‧lla
Noun
espiguilla f (plural espiguillas)
- diminutive of espiga
- herringbone pattern
- annual meadow grass (Poa annua)
Further reading
- “espiguilla”, 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