semilla

See also: Semilla

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from a derivative of Latin semen (“seeds”).

Corominas proposes Latin *sēminia, plural of *sēminium, through a Mozarabic xeminio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /seˈmiʝa/ [seˈmi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /seˈmiʎa/ [seˈmi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seˈmiʃa/ [seˈmi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seˈmiʒa/ [seˈmi.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: se‧mi‧lla

Noun

semilla f (plural semillas)

seed (of a plant)

Descendants

→ Cebuano: semilya
→ Portuguese: semilha (“potato”)
→ Tagalog: semilya (“sperm, semen”)

Further reading

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

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