mancilla

See also: mancillá

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /manˈθiʝa/ [mãn̟ˈθi.ʝa] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /manˈθiʎa/ [mãn̟ˈθi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /manˈsiʃa/ [mãnˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /manˈsiʒa/ [mãnˈsi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: man‧ci‧lla

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish manziella, from Vulgar Latin mancella, from Latin macella.

Noun

mancilla f (plural mancillas)

  1. stain; blemish (moral defect; a character flaw)
    Synonym: mancha
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mancilla

  1. inflection of mancillar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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