silla de ruedas

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌsiʝa de ˈrwedas/ [ˌsi.ʝa ð̞e ˈrwe.ð̞as] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ˌsiʎa de ˈrwedas/ [ˌsi.ʎa ð̞e ˈrwe.ð̞as] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ˌsiʃa de ˈrwedas/ [ˌsi.ʃa ð̞e ˈrwe.ð̞as] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌsiʒa de ˈrwedas/ [ˌsi.ʒa ð̞e ˈrwe.ð̞as] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: si‧lla de rue‧das

Noun

silla de ruedas f (plural sillas de ruedas)

  1. wheelchair (a chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person)

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