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)
- wheelchair (a chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person)
Further reading
- “silla de ruedas”, 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