ervilla

Galician

Alternative forms

Noun

ervilla f (plural ervillas)

  1. (cooking) pea (edible seed)
  2. (botany) pea (plant)

Spanish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from another Ibero-Romance language, from Latin ervilia. Doublet of arveja, the inherited Castilian form.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /eɾˈbiʝa/ [eɾˈβ̞i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /eɾˈbiʎa/ [eɾˈβ̞i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /eɾˈbiʃa/ [eɾˈβ̞i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /eɾˈbiʒa/ [eɾˈβ̞i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: er‧vi‧lla

Noun

ervilla f (plural ervillas)

  1. vetch
    Synonym: arveja
  2. pea

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