pandilla

Spanish

Etymology

From panda +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /panˈdiʝa/ [pãn̪ˈd̪i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /panˈdiʎa/ [pãn̪ˈd̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /panˈdiʃa/ [pãn̪ˈd̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /panˈdiʒa/ [pãn̪ˈd̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
 

  • Syllabification: pan‧di‧lla

Noun

pandilla f (plural pandillas)

  1. (collective) gang
    Synonym: mara
    • 2021 July 14, Juan Sanguino, “Curvas y músculos pero nada de sexo: por qué los héroes de Hollywood han abrazado el celibato”, in El País‎[1], retrieved 15 July 2021:
      En cuanto Disney absorbió Marvel en 2012, los Vengadores se convirtieron en una pandilla célibe.
      As soon as Disney took over Marvel in 2012, the Avengers became a celibate gang.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: pandilha

Further reading

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