calabacilla

Spanish

Etymology

From calabaza +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kalabaˈθiʝa/ [ka.la.β̞aˈθi.ʝa] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kalabaˈθiʎa/ [ka.la.β̞aˈθi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /kalabaˈsiʃa/ [ka.la.β̞aˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kalabaˈsiʒa/ [ka.la.β̞aˈsi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: ca‧la‧ba‧ci‧lla

Noun

calabacilla f (plural calabacillas)

  1. diminutive of calabaza
  2. a plant of species Aristolochia paucinervis
  3. annual scorpion-vetch, a plant of species Coronilla scorpioides

Further reading

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