rabadilla

Spanish

Etymology

From rabada +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rabaˈdiʝa/ [ra.β̞aˈð̞i.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /rabaˈdiʎa/ [ra.β̞aˈð̞i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /rabaˈdiʃa/ [ra.β̞aˈð̞i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /rabaˈdiʒa/ [ra.β̞aˈð̞i.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: ra‧ba‧di‧lla

Noun

rabadilla f (plural rabadillas)

coccyx

Further reading

“rabadilla”, 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