ardilla

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of obsolete arda.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈdiʝa/ [aɾˈð̞i.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈdiʝa/ [aɾˈð̞i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /aɾˈdiʎa/ [aɾˈð̞i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /aɾˈdiʃa/ [aɾˈð̞i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /aɾˈdiʒa/ [aɾˈð̞i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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• Rhymes: -iʝa

• Rhymes: -iʝa (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: ar‧di‧lla

Noun

ardilla f (plural ardillas)

1. squirrel

Derived terms

• ardilla de Corea
• ardilla listada
• ardillita
• mono ardilla

Further reading

• “ardilla”, 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