gramilla

Spanish

Etymology

From grama +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈmiʝa/ [ɡɾaˈmi.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈmiʎa/ [ɡɾaˈmi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈmiʃa/ [ɡɾaˈmi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈmiʒa/ [ɡɾaˈmi.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: gra‧mi‧lla

Noun

gramilla f (plural gramillas)

(Latin America) grass

Further reading

“gramilla”, 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