hebilla

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish feviella~fiviella (with /e/ < /i/ perhaps via dissimilation), from Vulgar Latin *fībella, diminutive of Latin fībula. Compare Portuguese fivela, Galician fibela.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /eˈbiʝa/ [eˈβ̞i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /eˈbiʎa/ [eˈβ̞i.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /eˈbiʃa/ [eˈβ̞i.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /eˈbiʒa/ [eˈβ̞i.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: he‧bi‧lla

Noun

hebilla f (plural hebillas)

buckle, clasp

Further reading

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

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