rejilla

Spanish

Alternative forms

regilla (obsolete)

Etymology

From reja (“grill”) +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /reˈxiʝa/ [reˈxi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /reˈxiʎa/ [reˈxi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /reˈxiʃa/ [reˈxi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /reˈxiʒa/ [reˈxi.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: re‧ji‧lla

Noun

rejilla f (plural rejillas)

grill, grating
lattice

Derived terms

medias de rejilla

Further reading

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

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