cotilla

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cotilla (“corset”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cotilla f (plural cotilles)

  1. corset
  2. (figurative) restraint
    • 2021 July 20, “Un revulsiu per a la informalitat”, in El País‎:
      Si abans era poc habitual que un escriptor optés per caracteritzar els seus personatges amb un registre informal, o ho feia a mitges i esquitxant el text de cursives, ara han caigut totes les cotilles i la informalitat campa lliurement; […]
      It used to be uncommon for writers to characterize their protagonists in an informal tone, or when done at all, it was half-hearted and sprinkled with italics, but these restraints are gone now and informality has been set free; […]

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of cota (“coat of mail”).

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /koˈtiʝa/ [koˈt̪i.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /koˈtiʎa/ [koˈt̪i.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /koˈtiʃa/ [koˈt̪i.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /koˈtiʒa/ [koˈt̪i.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: co‧ti‧lla

Adjective

cotilla m or f (masculine and feminine plural cotillas)

  1. (colloquial) gossipy, busybodyish, nosy

Noun

cotilla m or f by sense (plural cotillas)

  1. (colloquial) gossip, busybody, nosy

Derived terms

Noun

cotilla f (plural cotillas)

  1. corset
    Synonym: corsé

Descendants
  • → Catalan: cotilla

Further reading
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