bovedilla

Spanish

Etymology

From bóveda +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bobeˈdiʝa/ [bo.β̞eˈð̞i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /bobeˈdiʎa/ [bo.β̞eˈð̞i.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bobeˈdiʃa/ [bo.β̞eˈð̞i.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bobeˈdiʒa/ [bo.β̞eˈð̞i.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: bo‧ve‧di‧lla

Noun

bovedilla f (plural bovedillas)

(nautical) counter stern

Further reading

“bovedilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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