almilla

Spanish

Etymology

From alma (“soul”) +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /alˈmiʝa/ [alˈmi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /alˈmiʎa/ [alˈmi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /alˈmiʃa/ [alˈmi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /alˈmiʒa/ [alˈmi.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

Syllabification: al‧mi‧lla

Noun

almilla f (plural almillas)

Diminutive of alma
(clothing) waistcoat
Synonym: jubón
(carpentry) Synonym of espiga

Descendants

→ Catalan: armilla

Further reading

“almilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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