bolilla

Spanish

Etymology

From bola +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boˈliʝa/ [boˈli.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /boˈliʎa/ [boˈli.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /boˈliʃa/ [boˈli.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /boˈliʒa/ [boˈli.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: bo‧li‧lla

Noun

bolilla f (plural bolillas)

(South America) marble
Synonym: canica

Further reading

“bolilla”, 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