comilla alta

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /koˌmiʝa ˈalta/ [koˌmi.ʝa ˈal̪.t̪a] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /koˌmiʎa ˈalta/ [koˌmi.ʎa ˈal̪.t̪a] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /koˌmiʃa ˈalta/ [koˌmi.ʃa ˈal̪.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /koˌmiʒa ˈalta/ [koˌmi.ʒa ˈal̪.t̪a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: co‧mi‧lla al‧ta

Noun

comilla alta f (plural comillas altas)

  1. quotation mark (of the kind like “ ”)
    Synonym: comilla inglesa