telilla

Spanish

Etymology

From tela +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teˈliʝa/ [t̪eˈli.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /teˈliʎa/ [t̪eˈli.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /teˈliʃa/ [t̪eˈli.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /teˈliʒa/ [t̪eˈli.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: te‧li‧lla

Noun

telilla f (plural telillas)

diminutive of tela

Further reading

“telilla”, 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