mezclilla

Spanish

Etymology

A diminutive of mezcla (“mix”), from mezcla +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /meθˈkliʝa/ [meθˈkli.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /meθˈkliʎa/ [meθˈkli.ʎa]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /mesˈkliʝa/ [mesˈkli.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /mesˈkliʎa/ [mesˈkli.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /mesˈkliʃa/ [mesˈkli.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /mesˈkliʒa/ [mesˈkli.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: mez‧cli‧lla

Noun

mezclilla f (plural mezclillas)

denim
Diminutive of mezcla

Further reading

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

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