ardilla

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive of obsolete arda, variant of harda, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /aɾˈdiʝa/ [aɾˈð̞i.ʝa]

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

Noun

ardilla f (plural ardillas)

1. squirrel

Derived terms

• ardillita

Further reading

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