almohadilla

Spanish

Etymology

almohada (“pillow”) +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /almoaˈdiʝa/ [al.mo.aˈð̞i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /almoaˈdiʝa/ [al.mo.aˈð̞i.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /almoaˈdiʎa/ [al.mo.aˈð̞i.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /almoaˈdiʃa/ [al.mo.aˈð̞i.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /almoaˈdiʒa/ [al.mo.aˈð̞i.ʒa]

Noun

almohadilla f (plural almohadillas)

1. pincushion

   Synonym: acerico

2. inkpad
3. the hash, octothorpe, pound symbol (#)
4. seat cushion (to sit on)
5. footpad (underside of an animal's paw)

Derived terms

• almohadillar

Descendants

• → Tagalog: almohadilya

Further reading

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