navecilla

Spanish

Etymology

From nave +‎ -cilla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nabeˈθiʝa/ [na.β̞eˈθi.ʝa] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /nabeˈθiʎa/ [na.β̞eˈθi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /nabeˈsiʝa/ [na.β̞eˈsi.ʝa] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /nabeˈsiʎa/ [na.β̞eˈsi.ʎa] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /nabeˈsiʃa/ [na.β̞eˈsi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /nabeˈsiʒa/ [na.β̞eˈsi.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: na‧ve‧ci‧lla

Noun

navecilla f (plural navecillas)

diminutive of nave

Further reading

“navecilla”, 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