vaquilla

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vaquiella, from vaca (“cow”). Analyzable as vaca (“cow”) +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /baˈkiʝa/ [baˈki.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baˈkiʝa/ [baˈki.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /baˈkiʎa/ [baˈki.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baˈkiʃa/ [baˈki.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈkiʒa/ [baˈki.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: va‧qui‧lla

Noun

vaquilla f (plural vaquillas)

1. heifer

Related terms

• vaca

 

Further reading

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