estaquilla

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /estaˈkiʝa/ [es.t̪aˈki.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /estaˈkiʎa/ [es.t̪aˈki.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /estaˈkiʃa/ [es.t̪aˈki.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /estaˈkiʒa/ [es.t̪aˈki.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‧ta‧qui‧lla

Etymology 1

From estaca +‎ -illa.

Noun

estaquilla f (plural estaquillas)

diminutive of estaca
small peg or spike

Derived terms

estaquillar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

estaquilla

inflection of estaquillar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“estaquilla”, 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