redecilla

Spanish

Etymology

From red +‎ -ecilla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /redeˈθiʝa/ [re.ð̞eˈθi.ʝa] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /redeˈθiʎa/ [re.ð̞eˈθi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /redeˈsiʝa/ [re.ð̞eˈsi.ʝa] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /redeˈsiʎa/ [re.ð̞eˈsi.ʎa] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /redeˈsiʃa/ [re.ð̞eˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /redeˈsiʒa/ [re.ð̞eˈsi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝa (most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: re‧de‧ci‧lla

Noun

redecilla f (plural redecillas)

Further reading

“redecilla”, 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