jaulilla

Spanish

Etymology

From jaula +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xauˈliʝa/ [xau̯ˈli.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /xauˈliʎa/ [xau̯ˈli.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /xauˈliʃa/ [xau̯ˈli.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /xauˈliʒa/ [xau̯ˈli.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: jau‧li‧lla

Noun

jaulilla f (plural jaulillas)

(historical) a coif [from 17th c.]

Further reading

“jaulilla”, 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