lanilla

Spanish

Etymology

From lana +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laˈniʝa/ [laˈni.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /laˈniʎa/ [laˈni.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /laˈniʃa/ [laˈni.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /laˈniʒa/ [laˈni.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: la‧ni‧lla

Noun

lanilla f (plural lanillas)

diminutive of lana

Further reading

“lanilla”, 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