ladilla

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish lada + modern -illa (diminutive suffix), the former (documented since 1042) derived from the feminine of the old adjective lado (“broad”, < Latin lātus), referring to the flat shape of the insect. First attested in Nebrija.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /laˈdiʝa/ [laˈð̞i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /laˈdiʝa/ [laˈð̞i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /laˈdiʎa/ [laˈð̞i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /laˈdiʃa/ [laˈð̞i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /laˈdiʒa/ [laˈð̞i.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (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: la‧di‧lla

Noun

ladilla f (plural ladillas)

1. crab louse

Adjective

ladilla m or f (masculine and feminine plural ladillas)

1. (Venezuela, mildly vulgar, slang) annoying, pain in the ass

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “ladilla”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 553

Further reading

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