camilla

See also: Camilla

Spanish

Etymology

From cama (“bed”) +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈmiʝa/ [kaˈmi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /kaˈmiʎa/ [kaˈmi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /kaˈmiʃa/ [kaˈmi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /kaˈmiʒa/ [kaˈmi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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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: ca‧mi‧lla

Noun

camilla f (plural camillas)

stretcher, gurney

Derived terms

mesa camilla

Further reading

“camilla”, 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