silleta

Spanish

Etymology

From silla +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /siˈʝeta/ [siˈʝe.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /siˈʎeta/ [siˈʎe.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /siˈʃeta/ [siˈʃe.t̪a]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /siˈʒeta/ [siˈʒe.t̪a]

Rhymes: -eta
Syllabification: si‧lle‧ta

Noun

silleta f (plural silletas)

bedpan
a kind of millstone for making chocolate

Derived terms

silletazo

Further reading

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

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