padilla

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin patella. Doublet of paella, paila, and puela.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /paˈdiʝa/ [paˈð̞i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /paˈdiʎa/ [paˈð̞i.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /paˈdiʃa/ [paˈð̞i.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈdiʒa/ [paˈð̞i.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: pa‧di‧lla

Noun

padilla f (plural padillas)

a saucepan

Further reading

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

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