cerilla

Spanish

Etymology

From cera (“wax”) +‎ -illa. Compare Italian cerino (“wax match”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /θeˈɾiʝa/ [θeˈɾi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /θeˈɾiʎa/ [θeˈɾi.ʎa]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /seˈɾiʝa/ [seˈɾi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /seˈɾiʎa/ [seˈɾi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /seˈɾiʃa/ [seˈɾi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /seˈɾiʒa/ [seˈɾi.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: ce‧ri‧lla

Noun

cerilla f (plural cerillas)

match (firestarter)
Synonyms: fósforo, (Mexico) cerillo, (regional, Spain) misto, (regional, Spain) mixto
long, narrow candle; taper
Synonym: cirio
earwax
Synonyms: cerumen, cera

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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