silla eléctrica
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsiʝa eˈleɡtɾika/ [ˌsi.ʝa eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾi.ka] (most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /ˌsiʎa eˈleɡtɾika/ [ˌsi.ʎa eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾi.ka] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /ˌsiʃa eˈleɡtɾika/ [ˌsi.ʃa eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾi.ka] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /ˌsiʒa eˈleɡtɾika/ [ˌsi.ʒa eˈleɣ̞.t̪ɾi.ka] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Syllabification: si‧lla e‧léc‧tri‧ca
Noun
silla eléctrica f (plural sillas eléctricas)
- electric chair (device used for execution by electrocution)
Further reading
- “silla eléctrica”, 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