Cataleya

Spanish

Etymology

Modern coinage form the flower Cattleya, popularized by a character in a 2011 film.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kataˈleʝa/ [ka.t̪aˈle.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /kataˈleʝa/ [ka.t̪aˈle.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kataˈleʃa/ [ka.t̪aˈle.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kataˈleʒa/ [ka.t̪aˈle.ʒa]

• Rhymes: -eʝa
• Syllabification: Ca‧ta‧le‧ya

Proper noun

Cataleya f

1. a female given name