celdilla

Spanish

Etymology

From celda +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /θelˈdiʝa/ [θel̪ˈd̪i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /θelˈdiʎa/ [θel̪ˈd̪i.ʎa]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /selˈdiʝa/ [sel̪ˈd̪i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /selˈdiʎa/ [sel̪ˈd̪i.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /selˈdiʃa/ [sel̪ˈd̪i.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /selˈdiʒa/ [sel̪ˈd̪i.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: cel‧di‧lla

Noun

celdilla f (plural celdillas)

cell; cavity in a structure such as a honeycomb

Further reading

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

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