coletilla

Spanish

Etymology

From coleta +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /koleˈtiʝa/ [ko.leˈt̪i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /koleˈtiʎa/ [ko.leˈt̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /koleˈtiʃa/ [ko.leˈt̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /koleˈtiʒa/ [ko.leˈt̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: co‧le‧ti‧lla

Noun

coletilla f (plural coletillas)

  1. stock phrase
    • 2015 September 23, “La europea”, in El País‎[1]:
      A esa comunidad de estudiosos de discursos de Rajoy, entre los que me cuento con el mismo orgullo que un fabricante de calcetines en la feria anual de Tampa, nos llamó la atención la coletilla de la frase (“no lleva a parte alguna”) porque es habitual.
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