ladilla
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish lada + modern -illa (diminutive suffix), the former (documented since 1042) derived from the feminine of the old adjective lado (“broad”, < Latin lātus), referring to the flat shape of the insect. First attested in Nebrija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /laˈdiʝa/ [laˈð̞i.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /laˈdiʎa/ [laˈð̞i.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /laˈdiʃa/ [laˈð̞i.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /laˈdiʒa/ [laˈð̞i.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: la‧di‧lla
Adjective
ladilla m or f (masculine and feminine plural ladillas)
- (Venezuela, mildly vulgar, slang) annoying, pain in the ass
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “ladilla”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 553
Further reading
- “ladilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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