ardilla

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of obsolete arda.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɾˈdiʝa/ [aɾˈð̞i.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aɾˈdiʎa/ [aɾˈð̞i.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾˈdiʃa/ [aɾˈð̞i.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾˈdiʒa/ [aɾˈð̞i.ʒa]

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(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: ar‧di‧lla

Noun

ardilla f (plural ardillas)

squirrel

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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