moradilla

Spanish

Etymology

From morado (“purple”) +‎ -illa (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /moɾaˈdiʝa/ [mo.ɾaˈð̞i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /moɾaˈdiʎa/ [mo.ɾaˈð̞i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /moɾaˈdiʃa/ [mo.ɾaˈð̞i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /moɾaˈdiʒa/ [mo.ɾaˈð̞i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: mo‧ra‧di‧lla

Noun

moradilla f (plural moradillas)

  1. (New Mexico) verbena
    Synonym: verbena

References

  • Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎[1], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
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