espumilla

Spanish

Etymology

From espuma +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /espuˈmiʝa/ [es.puˈmi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /espuˈmiʎa/ [es.puˈmi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /espuˈmiʃa/ [es.puˈmi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /espuˈmiʒa/ [es.puˈmi.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: es‧pu‧mi‧lla

Noun

espumilla f (plural espumillas)

(Latin America) meringue
Synonym: merengue
- 2016 October 7, “Las ferias marcan el ritmo de festejo en zonas del norte de Guayaquil”, in El Universo‎:
  Allí, vendedores como Kléber Santos, Luis Quinche, Elvia Calva y José Valente ofrecieron colada morada, espumilla, sánduches de chancho y granizados, respectivamente.
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Further reading

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

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