Melipilla

English

Proper noun

Melipilla

  1. A commune, provincial capital, and city in Chile.
  2. A province in Chile.
  3. A former department of Chile.

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /meliˈpiʝa/ [me.liˈpi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /meliˈpiʎa/ [me.liˈpi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /meliˈpiʃa/ [me.liˈpi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /meliˈpiʒa/ [me.liˈpi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: Me‧li‧pi‧lla

Proper noun

Melipilla f

  1. Melipilla (a commune, provincial capital, and city in Melipilla, Chile)
  2. Melipilla (a province of Melipilla, Chile)
  3. (historical) a department of Chile

Derived terms