subilla

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sūbella, from Latin sūbula (“shoemaker's awl”), from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁dʰleh₂, from *syuh₁- (“sew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /suˈbiʝa/ [suˈβ̞i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /suˈbiʎa/ [suˈβ̞i.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /suˈbiʃa/ [suˈβ̞i.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /suˈbiʒa/ [suˈβ̞i.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: su‧bi‧lla

Noun

subilla f (plural subillas)

awl
Synonym: lezna

Further reading

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

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