esterilla

Spanish

Etymology

From estera +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esteˈɾiʝa/ [es.t̪eˈɾi.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /esteˈɾiʎa/ [es.t̪eˈɾi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /esteˈɾiʃa/ [es.t̪eˈɾi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /esteˈɾiʒa/ [es.t̪eˈɾi.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‧te‧ri‧lla

Noun

esterilla f (plural esterillas)

(exercise) mat (especially exercise mats used in pilates and yoga)

Further reading

“esterilla”, 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