boquilla
Spanish
Etymology
From boca (“mouth”) + -illa (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˈkiʝa/ [boˈki.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /boˈkiʎa/ [boˈki.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /boˈkiʃa/ [boˈki.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /boˈkiʒa/ [boˈki.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‧qui‧lla
Noun
boquilla f (plural boquillas)
- mouthpiece of a wind instrument
- cigarette holder
- leg opening (in pants or a dress)
- nozzle
Further reading
- “boquilla”, 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