pandilla

Spanish

Etymology

From panda +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /panˈdiʝa/ [pãn̪ˈd̪i.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /panˈdiʎa/ [pãn̪ˈd̪i.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /panˈdiʃa/ [pãn̪ˈd̪i.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /panˈdiʒa/ [pãn̪ˈd̪i.ʒa]

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  • (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: pan‧di‧lla

Noun

pandilla f (plural pandillas)

  1. (collective) gang
    Synonym: mara
    • 2021 July 14, Juan Sanguino, “Curvas y músculos pero nada de sexo: por qué los héroes de Hollywood han abrazado el celibato”, in El País‎, retrieved 2021-07-15:
      En cuanto Disney absorbió Marvel en 2012, los Vengadores se convirtieron en una pandilla célibe.
      As soon as Disney took over Marvel in 2012, the Avengers became a celibate gang.

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