gencianilla

Spanish

Etymology

genciana +‎ -illa

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /xenθjaˈniʝa/ [xẽn̟.θjaˈni.ʝa] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /xenθjaˈniʎa/ [xẽn̟.θjaˈni.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /xensjaˈniʃa/ [xẽn.sjaˈni.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /xensjaˈniʒa/ [xẽn.sjaˈni.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: gen‧cia‧ni‧lla

Noun

gencianilla f (plural gencianillas)

  1. dwarf gentian, plant of the genus Gentianella.