anguila

See also: Anguila

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin anguīlla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈɣila/ [aŋˈɣi.la]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: an‧gui‧la

Noun

anguila f (plural anguiles)

1. eel (any fish of the order Anguilliformes)

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “anguila”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “anguila”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin anguīlla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [əŋˈɡi.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [aŋˈɡi.la]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -ila
• Hyphenation: an‧gui‧la

Noun

anguila f (plural anguiles)

1. eel (any fish of the order Anguilliformes)

Derived terms

• anguila elèctrica
• anguilejar
• anguilenc
• anguiló

Related terms

• angula

Further reading

• “anguila”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “anguila”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “anguila” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “anguila”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin anguīlla.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedoc):

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Noun

anguila f (plural anguilas)

1. eel (any fish of the order Anguilliformes)

Dialectal variants

• angèla
• anguièla

Derived terms

• anguilenc
• anguilat

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2026, page 57

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• angiella, anguiella, anguilla

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ-der.

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Latin anguisinflu.

Latin anguīlla

Old Spanish anguila

Inherited from Latin anguīlla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈɡila/
• Rhymes: -ila
• Hyphenation: an‧gui‧la

Noun

anguila f (plural anguilas)

1. eel

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Descendants

• Ladino: anguila
• Spanish: anguila
  • → Fala: anguila

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “anguila”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume I, Chapel Hill, page 37
• “anguila”, in Vocabulario de comercio medieval [Vocabulary of medieval commerce] (in Spanish), Murcia: University of Murcia, 2013–2024

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈɡɥila/

Noun

anguila f (plural anguile)

1. eel

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ-der.

▲

Latin anguisinflu.

Latin anguīlla

Old Spanish anguila

Spanish anguila

Inherited from Old Spanish anguila, from Latin anguīlla. Doublet of angula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈɡila/ [ãŋˈɡi.la]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: an‧gui‧la

Noun

anguila f (plural anguilas)

1. eel

Derived terms

• anguila eléctrica
• anguila europea

Related terms

• Anguila
• angula

Descendants

• → Fala: anguila

Further reading

• “anguila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025