aspillera

Spanish

Etymology

See Catalan espitllera. Ultimately from Latin sagitta (“arrow”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aspiˈʝeɾa/ [as.piˈʝe.ɾa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /aspiˈʎeɾa/ [as.piˈʎe.ɾa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /aspiˈʃeɾa/ [as.piˈʃe.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aspiˈʒeɾa/ [as.piˈʒe.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: as‧pi‧lle‧ra

Noun

aspillera f (plural aspilleras)

  1. embrasure; arrowslit

Further reading

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