guija

See also: güija

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *(petra) aquilea (“acute stone”), from aquileus (“acute”), from Latin aculeus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡixa/ [ˈɡi.xa]
Rhymes: -ixa
Syllabification: gui‧ja

Noun

guija f (plural guijas)

pebble
Synonyms: cantillo, guijarro

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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