tropilla

Spanish

Etymology

From tropa +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɾoˈpiʝa/ [t̪ɾoˈpi.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /tɾoˈpiʎa/ [t̪ɾoˈpi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /tɾoˈpiʃa/ [t̪ɾoˈpi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /tɾoˈpiʒa/ [t̪ɾoˈpi.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: tro‧pi‧lla

Noun

tropilla f (plural tropillas)

team, group; herd of horses

Further reading

“tropilla”, 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