hojilla

Spanish

Etymology

From hoja +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈxiʝa/ [oˈxi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /oˈxiʎa/ [oˈxi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /oˈxiʃa/ [oˈxi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /oˈxiʒa/ [oˈxi.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: ho‧ji‧lla

Noun

hojilla f (plural hojillas)

diminutive of hoja

Further reading

“hojilla”, 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