antigualla

Spanish

Etymology

From antiguo +‎ -alla, after Italian anticaglia.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /antiˈɡwaʝa/ [ãn̪.t̪iˈɣ̞wa.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /antiˈɡwaʎa/ [ãn̪.t̪iˈɣ̞wa.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /antiˈɡwaʃa/ [ãn̪.t̪iˈɣ̞wa.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /antiˈɡwaʒa/ [ãn̪.t̪iˈɣ̞wa.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: an‧ti‧gua‧lla

Noun

antigualla f (plural antiguallas)

  1. (derogatory) old thing, old piece of junk

Further reading

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