rencilla

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ringella, from ringī.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /renˈθiʝa/ [rẽn̟ˈθi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /renˈθiʎa/ [rẽn̟ˈθi.ʎa]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /renˈsiʝa/ [rẽnˈsi.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /renˈsiʎa/ [rẽnˈsi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /renˈsiʃa/ [rẽnˈsi.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /renˈsiʒa/ [rẽnˈsi.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: ren‧ci‧lla

Noun

rencilla f (plural rencillas)

quarrel, row
tit for tat

Derived terms

rencilloso

Related terms

reñir

Further reading

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

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