vajilla

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Likely borrowed from Aragonese vaxiella, with the /-jeʎa/ equated to Castilian /-iʎa/ (cf. Aragonese castiello: Spanish castillo). From Late Latin vāscella, plural of vāscellum, a diminutive based ultimately on Classical Latin vās (vessel).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baˈxiʝa/ [baˈxi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /baˈxiʎa/ [baˈxi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baˈxiʃa/ [baˈxi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈxiʒa/ [baˈxi.ʒa]

  • Audio (Peru):(file)
 

  • Syllabification: va‧ji‧lla

Noun

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vajilla f (plural vajillas)

  1. dishes, dishware
    Synonym: loza

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Galician: vaixela
  • Portuguese: baixela

Further reading

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