higuerilla

Spanish

Etymology

From higuera +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iɡeˈɾiʝa/ [i.ɣ̞eˈɾi.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /iɡeˈɾiʎa/ [i.ɣ̞eˈɾi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /iɡeˈɾiʃa/ [i.ɣ̞eˈɾi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /iɡeˈɾiʒa/ [i.ɣ̞eˈɾi.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: hi‧gue‧ri‧lla

Noun

higuerilla f (plural higuerillas)

Ricinus, Ricinus communis, castor bean, castor oil plant
Synonyms: castor, higuera infernal, higuereta, higuerillo, ricino, tártago
Euphorbia lamarckii
Euphorbia regis-jubae

Further reading

“higuerilla”, 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