llavija

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *clavicla, from Latin clavicula. Doublet of clavícula.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ʝaˈbixa/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈβ̞i.xa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ʎaˈbixa/ [ʎaˈβ̞i.xa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ʃaˈbixa/ [ʃaˈβ̞i.xa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ʒaˈbixa/ [ʒaˈβ̞i.xa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ixa
  • Syllabification: lla‧vi‧ja

Noun

llavija f (plural llavijas)

  1. (regional) alternative form of clavija