garcilla

Spanish

Etymology

From garza +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /ɡaɾˈθiʝa/ [ɡaɾˈθi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /ɡaɾˈθiʎa/ [ɡaɾˈθi.ʎa]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /ɡaɾˈsiʝa/ [ɡaɾˈsi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /ɡaɾˈsiʎa/ [ɡaɾˈsi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaɾˈsiʃa/ [ɡaɾˈsi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaɾˈsiʒa/ [ɡaɾˈsi.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: gar‧ci‧lla

Noun

garcilla f (plural garcillas)

any of a number of species of heron or egret

Derived terms

garcilla bueyera (“Bubulcus ibis”)
garcilla cangrejera (“Ardeola ralloides”)
garcilla china (“Ardeola bacchus”)
garcilla india (“Ardeola grayii”)
garcilla malgache (“Ardeola idae”)
garcilla peinada (“Pilherodius pileatus”)
garcilla indonesia (“Ardeola speciosa”)
garcilla ventrirroja (“Ardeola rufiventris”)

Further reading

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

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