hablilla

Spanish

Etymology

From habla +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈbliʝa/ [aˈβ̞li.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /aˈbliʎa/ [aˈβ̞li.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /aˈbliʃa/ [aˈβ̞li.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /aˈbliʒa/ [aˈβ̞li.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: ha‧bli‧lla

Noun

hablilla f (plural hablillas)

gossip; rumour

Further reading

“hablilla”, 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