acémila

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الزَّامِلَة (az-zāmila, “beast of burden”) (compare Maltese żiemel (“horse”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈθemila/ [aˈθe.mi.la] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /aˈsemila/ [aˈse.mi.la] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -emila
  • Syllabification: a‧cé‧mi‧la

Noun

acémila f (plural acémilas)

  1. mule; beast of burden

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