liguilla

Spanish

Etymology

From liga +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liˈɡiʝa/ [liˈɣ̞i.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /liˈɡiʎa/ [liˈɣ̞i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /liˈɡiʃa/ [liˈɣ̞i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /liˈɡiʒa/ [liˈɣ̞i.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: li‧gui‧lla

Noun

liguilla f (plural liguillas)

small league, play-off competition (like the group stage of the Champions League)

Further reading

“liguilla”, 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