pillería

See also: pilleriä

Spanish

Etymology

From pillo +‎ -ería.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /piʝeˈɾia/ [pi.ʝeˈɾi.a] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /piʎeˈɾia/ [pi.ʎeˈɾi.a] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /piʃeˈɾia/ [pi.ʃeˈɾi.a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /piʒeˈɾia/ [pi.ʒeˈɾi.a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -ia
Syllabification: pi‧lle‧rí‧a

Noun

pillería f (plural pillerías)

tricking, playing tricks
Ella logró su meta con pillería.
She reached her goal by playing tricks.

Further reading

“pillería”, 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