vajilla

Spanish

Alternative forms

baxilla (obsolete)
vagilla (obsolete)

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Aragonese vaxiella, with the /-jeʎa/ equated to Castilian /-iʎa/ (cf. Aragonese castiello: Spanish castillo). From Late Latin vāscella, plural of vāscellum, a diminutive based ultimately on Classical Latin vās (“vessel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baˈxiʝa/ [baˈxi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /baˈxiʎa/ [baˈxi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baˈxiʃa/ [baˈxi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈxiʒa/ [baˈxi.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: va‧ji‧lla

Noun

vajilla f (plural vajillas)

dishes, dishware
Synonym: loza

Derived terms

lavavajillas

Descendants

→ Galician: vaixela
→ Portuguese: baixela

Further reading

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

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