golilla

Spanish

Etymology

From gola +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡoˈliʝa/ [ɡoˈli.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ɡoˈliʎa/ [ɡoˈli.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /ɡoˈliʃa/ [ɡoˈli.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ɡoˈliʒa/ [ɡoˈli.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: go‧li‧lla

Noun

golilla f (plural golillas)

(colloquial) ruff (collar)

Further reading

“golilla”, 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