garcilla

Spanish

Etymology

From garza +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaɾˈθiʝa/ [ɡaɾˈθi.ʝa] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /ɡaɾˈθiʎa/ [ɡaɾˈθi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /ɡaɾˈsiʝa/ [ɡaɾˈsi.ʝa] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ɡaɾˈsiʎa/ [ɡaɾˈsi.ʎa] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /ɡaɾˈsiʃa/ [ɡaɾˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ɡaɾˈsiʒa/ [ɡaɾˈsi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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: gar‧ci‧lla

Noun

garcilla f (plural garcillas)

any of a number of species of heron or egret

Derived terms

garcilla bueyera (“Bubulcus ibis”)
garcilla cangrejera (“Ardeola ralloides”)
garcilla china (“Ardeola bacchus”)
garcilla india (“Ardeola grayii”)
garcilla indonesia (“Ardeola speciosa”)
garcilla malgache (“Ardeola idae”)
garcilla peinada (“Pilherodius pileatus”)
garcilla ventrirroja (“Ardeola rufiventris”)

Further reading

“garcilla”, 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