morcella

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown, originally Leonese dialectal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /moɾˈθeʝa/ [moɾˈθe.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /moɾˈθeʎa/ [moɾˈθe.ʎa]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /moɾˈseʝa/ [moɾˈse.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /moɾˈseʎa/ [moɾˈse.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /moɾˈseʃa/ [moɾˈse.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /moɾˈseʒa/ [moɾˈse.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒa

Syllabification: mor‧ce‧lla

Noun

morcella f (plural morcellas)

spark (fiery particle)
Synonyms: centella, chispa

Further reading

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

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