mostacilla

Spanish

Etymology

From mostaza +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /mostaˈθiʝa/ [mos.t̪aˈθi.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /mostaˈθiʎa/ [mos.t̪aˈθi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /mostaˈsiʃa/ [mos.t̪aˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /mostaˈsiʒa/ [mos.t̪aˈsi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: mos‧ta‧ci‧lla

Noun

mostacilla f (plural mostacillas)

  1. bead
  2. Bunias erucago
  3. Cynophalla flexuosa
  4. sprinkle

Further reading

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