gravilla

Spanish

Etymology

From grava +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈbiʝa/ [ɡɾaˈβ̞i.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈbiʎa/ [ɡɾaˈβ̞i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈbiʃa/ [ɡɾaˈβ̞i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈbiʒa/ [ɡɾaˈβ̞i.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‧vi‧lla

Noun

gravilla f (plural gravillas)

gravel (small fragments of rock)
fine gravel (small fragments of rock)

Further reading

“gravilla”, 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