jeringuilla

Spanish

Etymology

From jeringa +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xeɾinˈɡiʝa/ [xe.ɾĩŋˈɡi.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /xeɾinˈɡiʎa/ [xe.ɾĩŋˈɡi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /xeɾinˈɡiʃa/ [xe.ɾĩŋˈɡi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /xeɾinˈɡiʒa/ [xe.ɾĩŋˈɡi.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: je‧rin‧gui‧lla

Noun

jeringuilla f (plural jeringuillas)

syringe

Further reading

“jeringuilla”, 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