morcella

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown, originally Leonese dialectal.

Pronunciation

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

IPA^(key): /moɾˈseʝa/ [moɾˈse.ʝa] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /moɾˈseʎa/ [moɾˈse.ʎa] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /moɾˈseʃa/ [moɾˈse.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /moɾˈseʒa/ [moɾˈse.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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

Syllabification: mor‧ce‧lla

Noun

morcella f (plural morcellas)

spark (fiery particle)
Synonyms: centella, chispa

Further reading

“morcella”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024